Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:16am on 09 May 2026,Saturday Politics
Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the new Chief Minister of West Bengal today at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata. He is the first BJP leader to head the state government. Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are attending the ceremony. The BJP won 207 seats in the 2026 Assembly elections, ending 15 years of rule by Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress. Several senior BJP leaders are also being sworn in as ministers.
