Kolkata, April 22 -- As part of the BJP's campaign for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday addressed a public gathering in the Jorasanko Assembly area of Kolkata, campaigning for the party's candidate and drawing a large gathering of supporters.

Addressing the gathering, Yogi Adityanath highlighted Bengal's historical and cultural significance, saying, "It is this very soil that bestowed upon the nation both its National Anthem and its National Song, and today, I am filled with a profound sense of joy."

Referring to the heritage of the region, he added, "This region also happens to be the locale of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's 'Thakur Bari' (ancestral home)... the very comp...