Suvendu Adhikari Takes Oath as CM After BJP's Historic Win in West Bengal
- On Saturday, May 9, 2026, Governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office to Suvendu Adhikari at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata, marking his inauguration as the first Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister of West Bengal.
- The Bharatiya Janata Party secured 207 seats in the 294-member assembly, ending the Trinamool Congress' 15-year rule. Adhikari defeated outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Bhabanipur by a margin of over 15,000 votes.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers, and chief ministers of NDA-ruled states attended the ceremony amid chants of 'Jai Shri Ram.' Thousands of supporters gathered to celebrate the beginning of a 'Sonar Bangla' government.
- Following the swearing-in, senior party leader Dilip Ghosh joined the new cabinet as a minister. Legislators Agnimitra Paul, Ashok Kirtania, Nisith Pramanik, and Kshudiram Tudu were also administered the oath of office.
- Adhikari described the occasion as fulfilling the 'dreams of our founding fathers' in a post on X, stating the ceremony marks the end of decades of misrule and the beginning of a new era of development and prosperity.
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Suvendu Adhikari's mother Gayatri Adhikari said on Saturday that people of West Bengal are happy than her on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader being sworn in as the chief minister of the state, but asserted that her son must now work to ensure that the victim of RG Kar rape-murder case gets true justice. Other than this, Suvendu should also work on ensuring that every other victim gets justice and people are provided with jobs. "I will as…
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