Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as West Bengal's first BJP chief minister on May 9, 2026, following the party's landslide victory with 207 of 294 assembly seats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the ceremony at Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata, where thousands of BJP supporters gathered. Adhikari defeated Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee in her home constituency and was unanimously elected BJP legislature party leader.
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View all signals →Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched the feet of 98-year-old BJP veteran Makhanlal Sarkar and sought his blessings at the swearing-in ceremony of the party's first government in West Bengal. Modi felicitated Sarkar on stage at the Brigade Parade Grounds before the oath-taking of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, highlighting Sarkar's decades of grassroots organizational work for the BJP in the region.
Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant shot dead Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant Chandranath Rath was shot three times by unidentified gunmen in Madhyamgram area of the North 24 Parganas district
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