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Kanthi, the hometown of Suvendu Adhikari in Purba Medinipur district, erupted successful joyousness connected Saturday (May 9) arsenic helium was sworn successful arsenic the Chief Minister of West Bengal. His parents and relatives thanked the people of the State for choosing “Kanthi’s son” for the apical post.
As Mr. Adhikari took oath, his father Sisir Adhikari said his lad was the “correct choice” made by the radical of the State, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the BJP. “Medinipur has always made a monolithic publication to the State’s politics. My lad has overcome galore hurdles and led galore movements. He is our pillar of support,” said Mr. Sisir, a seasoned politician. He said his lad should service the radical whole-heartedly and absorption connected the improvement and maturation of the State.
People stitchery astatine the oath-taking ceremonial of Suvendu Adhikari astatine Brigade Parade Ground successful Kolkata connected May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI
Massive celebrations were seen in Kanthi arsenic section residents, neighbours and relatives of Mr. Adhikari came retired connected the streets. Locals played with colours, had sweets, chanted “Jai Shri Ram” slogans and blew conch shells. “Our imagination has yet travel true. We cannot picture our pridefulness successful words,” a neighbour said.
Women cheer during the swearing-in ceremonial of Suvendu Adhikari successful Kolkata connected May 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI
Speaking to mediapersons, Gayatri Adhikari, parent of Mr. Adhikari, said: “I am very happy, but the radical of Bengal are happier than me. He has fought a batch successful the past 5 years and reached here.” She asked her lad to enactment for the mediocre and instrumentality steps to curb atrocities against women.
Family stronghold
The 57-year-old BJP leader comes from a household of politicians. His begetter Sisir Adhikari started his governmental vocation successful the Congress. He served arsenic the Union Minister of State for Rural Development during the 2nd United Progressive Alliance authorities and was the MP of the Kanthi Lok Sabha spot betwixt 2009 and 2024. His 2 brothers, Dibyendu Adhikari and Soumendu Adhikari, are besides progressive successful politics. Together, the 4 members of the household person represented the Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency and the Kanthi Dakshin Assembly constituency for decades.
It is after almost six decades that the State has got a Chief Minister from the agrarian heartland. The past 4 CMs – the Congress’s Siddhartha Shankar Ray, the CPI(M)’s Jyoti Basu and Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, and Trinamool person Mamata Banerjee — hailed from Kolkata.
As Mr. Adhikari was sworn successful connected Sunday afternoon, BJP supporters held celebrations extracurricular Ms. Banerjee’s location and were seen chanting chor, chor” (thief, thief).
