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Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister

Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister

BJP legislature party leader Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the chief minister of West Bengal on Saturday, heading the first BJP government in the state. Governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Adhikari at a grand ceremony held at the Brigade Parade Grounds. The swearing-in ceremony, held in Kolkata, was attended by several senior BJP leaders and chief ministers from BJP-ruled states, reflecting the significance of the party’s breakthrough in the eastern state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president JP Nadda and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan were among the prominent leaders present during the oath-taking ceremony. Chief Ministers including Himanta Biswa Sarma, Manik Saha, Rekha Gupta and Pushkar Singh Dhami also attended the event and congratulated Adhikari on the BJP’s landmark electoral victory in West Bengal. Suvendu Adhikari Wins Bhabanipur And Nandigram The BJP Legislature Party had earlier unanimously elected Suvendu Adhikari as its leader following the party’s decisive mandate in the Assembly elections. Adhikari emerged as one of the biggest winners …

How Suvendu Adhikari led BJP’s 207-seat surge

How Suvendu Adhikari led BJP’s 207-seat surge

1 min readUpdated: May 8, 2026 05:11 PM IST Putting all speculation to rest, the BJP today chose Suvendu Adhikari for the Chief Minister’s post in West Bengal, where it scored a thumping win in the recently held Assembly polls. Adhikari was elected the leader of the BJP’s legislature party in a meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Kolkata this afternoon. Fifty-five-year-old Adhikari served as the Leader of the Opposition in the now-dissolved Assembly. Once a trusted lieutenant of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Adhikari switched to the BJP in 2020, just a year ahead of the 2021 Assembly polls. In 2021, the BJP emerged as the main opposition in Bengal, winning 77 seats in the Assembly. Five years on, it has stormed to power after winning 207 seats in this election. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Suvendu Adhikari named Bengal CM by BJP, oath ceremony on Saturday

Suvendu Adhikari named Bengal CM by BJP, oath ceremony on Saturday

Suvendu Adhikari was on Friday elected as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislature party leader in West Bengal, which paved the way for him to take oath as the first BJP chief minister of the state. Home minister Amit Shah receives a warm welcome from BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari upon his arrival, in Kolkata on Friday. (ANI Video Grab) The oath-taking ceremony for the newly elected BJP MLAs is scheduled for May 9 and will take place at the Brigade Parade Ground. Track latest updates in West Bengal govt formation here The key meet to pick the next chief minister of West Bengal was chaired by home minister Amit Shah in Kolkata. Addressing the party leaders at the meet, Amit Shah congratulated the elected MLAs and Suvendu Adhikari, saying that people put their faith in BJP in Bengal polls despite there being many incidents of violence and threats. “The atmosphere that had been created since the Communist era was deepened by Mamata Banerjee, and it was almost impossible to cast your vote there… I am very …

Devendra Fadnavis elected as leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party, to take CM’s oath tomorrow mahayuti sarkaar – India TV

Devendra Fadnavis elected as leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party, to take CM’s oath tomorrow mahayuti sarkaar – India TV

Image Source : INDIA TV Maharashtra: BJP core group meeting underway in Mumbai. Maharashtra: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis has been unanimously elected as the Leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party on Wednesday.  The core committee team of BJP has today approved the name of Devendra Fadnavis to become the next chief minister of Maharashtra. The core group meeting of the BJP has ended in Mumbai. The meeting of the legislative party began and independent legislators supporting the BJP have reached the Assembly of Maharashtra. As per reports, the leaders of ‘Mahayuti’ will go to the Governor’s House at around 3:30 pm on Wednesday to stake their claim to form the government in Maharashtra. BJP legislature party meeting in Mumbai Chandrakant Patil and Sudhir Mungantiwar will propose the name of Devendra Fadnavis in the BJP legislature party meeting. Ashish Shelar and Ravindra will support the proposal and Randhir Savarkar will conduct the process.  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is also an observer, joined Vijay Rupani in the talks. The two leaders met BJP’s elected representatives in the Central Hall of the Maharashtra Vidhan …