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At the swearing-in ceremonial of Suvendu Adhikari arsenic the ninth Chief Minister of West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Saturday (May 9, 2026) took blessings of Makhanlal Sarkar, 1 of the astir elder workers of BJP successful the State.
Mr. Modi arrived successful Kolkata to be the swearing-in ceremony. After reaching Brigade Parade Grounds, helium was accompanied by Chief Minister-designate Suvendu Adhikari and BJP authorities president Samik Bhattacharya, took a thrust connected an unfastened jeep and waved astatine the thousands of BJP workers and supporters who were contiguous astatine the venue.
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The full Brigade Parade Grounds is decked successful saffron colours and a ample fig of artists are performing to the tune of accepted drums.
After taking a thrust connected the vehicle, Mr. Modi went to the signifier and met each the dignitaries, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states and different leaders.
Mr. Modi past greeted Makhanlal Sarkar, presented him with a shawl and took his blessings.
At the property of 98, Makhanlal Sarkar remains 1 of the aboriginal grassroots figures associated with the nationalist question successful post-Independence India.
In 1952, helium was arrested successful Kashmir portion accompanying Syama Prasad Mookerjee during the question to hoist the Indian Tricolour there.
After the enactment of the BJP successful 1980, helium became the organisational coordinator for West Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, and Darjeeling districts. Within conscionable 1 year, helium helped enroll astir 10,000 members.
From 1981 onward, helium served continuously for 7 years arsenic territory president, an exceptional accomplishment astatine a clip erstwhile BJP leaders mostly could not stay successful the aforesaid organisational presumption for much than 2 years.
On Friday (May 8, 2026), Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced Suvendu’s sanction arsenic BJP’s Legislative Party person astatine the BJP’s parliamentary enactment meeting. After that, Suvendu went to Lok Bhavan arsenic per the rules and projected to signifier the caller authorities earlier Governor R.N. Ravi.
