Amit Shah arrives in Kolkata to attend BJP's legislature party meeting, swearing in of new govt

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived successful Kolkata connected Friday greeting (May 8, 2026) to be the BJP's legislature enactment meeting, successful which its person volition beryllium elected, and the swearing-in ceremonial of the party's archetypal government successful West Bengal.

Mr. Shah was received astatine the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport by BJP person Suvendu Adhikari, among others.

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From the airport, helium went to a edifice successful New Town.

In the afternoon, Mr. Shah volition be the legislature enactment gathering of the BJP astatine the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre.

On Saturday, helium volition beryllium attending the swearing-in ceremonial astatine the Brigade Parade Ground, on with PM Narendra Modi, BJP president Nitin Nabin, and the main ministers of each NDA-ruled states.

The BJP registered a historical triumph successful the just-held assembly elections, ending the TMC's 15-year rule and dealing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee 1 of the biggest setbacks of her governmental career.

Governor R.N. Ravi dissolved the assembly connected Thursday, paving the mode for the enactment of the caller government.