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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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Governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Adhikari at a grand ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers, chief ministers of NDA-ruled states and senior BJP leaders. Soon after Adhikaris swearing-in, senior BJP leader and partys former state unit chief Dilip Ghosh took oath as a minister in the new cabinet.
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Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as West Bengal's chief minister, leading the first BJP government in the state. The ceremony, attended by PM Modi and other leaders, followed BJP's victory in the assembly elections, ending the Trinamool Congress' 15-year rule.
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