Who is Rinku Majumdar? Bengal BJP’s Dilip Ghosh to tie the knot at 60 today

Dilip Ghosh's marriage: The Bengal BJP leader is set to marry Rinku Majumdar on Friday. The couple's relationship grew from morning walks since 2021.

Dilip Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal is set to tie the knot on Friday evening. Dilip Ghosh, 60, will marry party colleague Rinku Majumdar, whom he has known since 2021, news agency PTI reported, citing the people close to them.

Dilip Ghosh (right) and Rinku Majumdar met during morning walks, and the relationship grew over time.

Dilip Ghosh and Rinku Majumdar met during morning walks, and the relationship grew over time, the report added.

Ghosh, known for his quirky comments, has been a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since his youth, and has served it in various roles across the country before getting active in the BJP in 2015.

As the Bengal BJP president, Dilip Ghosh is credited with establishing the party as the main opposition party in the state, replacing the CPI(M).

"My mother wanted me to get married, so to honour her wish, I am tying the knot. I will continue to be in active politics as I was before. My personal life will have no impact on my political work," Ghosh told a news channel.

The couple will tie the knot at an intimate ceremony in New Town, with close relatives in attendance, the report said.

Senior BJP leaders, including the party's state president Sukanta Majumdar, visited Ghosh's residence in New Town in the morning to wish him.

It was learnt that the marriage proposal was given by the bride's side.

"It was during an IPL match earlier this month, which Dilip Ghosh and his would-be wife attended, that they decided to get married," a BJP leader close to them said.

Ghosh, the former MP of Kharagpur, is expected to play a crucial role in next year's assembly polls in the state.

While Ghosh has been a bachelor, this is Majumdar's second marriage, and she has a son.

Who is Rinku Majumdar?

• India Today reported that Rinku Majumdar has held various key roles within the BJP, including in the Mahila Morcha (women’s wing), the OBC front, and the handloom cell.
• PTI reported that Rinku was previously married and has a son who works at an IT firm in Salt Lake, Kolkata.
• Speculation about her relationship with Ghosh intensified after she was spotted at Eden Gardens on April 3, the same day Ghosh was reportedly there to watch an IPL match.
• On how they met, Rinku told News18, “Since 2013, I’ve been associated with the BJP organisationally. When he was an MLA-MP, I never spoke to him. At that time, I worked at the block level. We first spoke just before the 2021 elections at Eco Park—very casually. During this Lok Sabha election, we spoke a bit more. Very ordinary interactions, nothing beyond that."
• “Around mid-September, when I was thinking about settling down, I proposed to him. My conditions were: it has to be someone within New Town, and he must accept my political career. While thinking through all this, he came to mind. He is the most eligible bachelor in my constituency. He’s not like the usual political figures. He’s a very good person—very honest, strong. I really liked these qualities and thought, why not propose to him?"