Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as first BJP CM of West Bengal

BJP legislature enactment person Suvendu Adhikari took oath arsenic the Chief Minister of West Bengal connected Saturday (May 9, 2026), heading the archetypal BJP Government successful the State.

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Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oath of bureau and secrecy to Mr. Adhikari astatine a expansive ceremonial held astatine the Brigade Parade Grounds successful Kolkata successful the beingness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled States and elder BJP leaders.

The BJP secured 207 seats successful the 294-member Assembly, ending the Trinamool Congress' 15-year regularisation successful the state.