Lok Sabha polls 2024: Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP

Following his resignation from the Calcutta High Court, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay officially became a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday.

Speculation has arisen regarding Gangopadhyay's potential candidacy in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Bengal's Tamluk constituency, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Gangopadhay, aged sixty-two, commenced his tenure at the high court as an additional judge in 2018 and was subsequently appointed as a permanent judge in July 2020. With retirement slated in three months, he transitions from a career in the West Bengal Civil Service to practicing law, a move he made approximately a decade ago.