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West Bengal CM Announcement LIVE: Will BJP Reveal Chief Minister Face Today Ahead of Historic Swearing
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata today to meet newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs to decide the party's legislative leader, following Governor RN Ravi's dissolution of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
- The Bharatiya Janata Party secured a decisive victory in West Bengal elections, winning 207 seats and bouncing back from a 2024 setback, while the Trinamool Congress won 80 seats.
- Suvendu Adhikari remains the frontrunner for Chief Minister after defeating Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur, though Dilip Ghosh, Samik Bhattacharya, Agnimitra Paul, and Roopa Ganguly are also contenders.
- Preparations at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata are underway for Saturday's 10 am swearing-in ceremony, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and National Democratic Alliance chief ministers attending.
- Adhikari, a former aide to Banerjee who joined the BJP in 2021, previously helped oust the Left in 2011. During this year's campaign, he said, "I was part of the 2011 poribartan', and now I am part of the real change.
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Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has been formally elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party in West Bengal. This development paves the way for him to become the state's first BJP chief minister. The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for May 9 at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata.
West Bengal CM announcement LIVE: Will BJP reveal chief minister face today ahead of historic swearing
West Bengal CM announcement LIVE: Catch all the latest updates on the BJP’s chief ministerial race, key contenders, and frontrunner developments as India awaits the announcement of West Bengal’s next chief minister after Mamata Banerjee.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right8Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Right
Bias Distribution
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53% Right
L 27%
C 20%
R 53%
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