PM, Amit Shah to attend BJP's swearing-in ceremony in West Bengal

BJP will elect its West Bengal legislative leader on May 8, with a swearing-in ceremony on May 9 attended by PM Modi and Amit Shah. Shah, appointed central observer, will visit WB for post-election strategy after the party's historic win.

Senior West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including State President Samik Bhattacharya, on Wednesday announced that the party will hold a legislative party meeting on May 8 at 4 pm to elect its legislative leader, followed by a swearing-in ceremony scheduled for May 9 at 10 am. He further mentioned that the swearing-in ceremony would be attended by the Prime Minister, Home Minister, and other senior leaders of the party. Speaking after a meeting at Nabanna ahead of government formation, Bhattacharya said, "On 8th May at 4 pm, a legislative party meeting will be held. The leader of the legislative party will be elected. On 9th May at 10 am, PM, HM, Union Health Minister, our national president, all senior leaders of the BJP and CMs of 20 states will attend the ceremony (swearing-in ceremony)."

Amit Shah's Visit to West Bengal

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit West Bengal on Thursday evening as part of the party's ongoing post-election political engagements following its historic performance in the state. According to the top BJP sources, Amit Shah will first attend the cabinet expansion oath-taking ceremony in Bihar and will subsequently depart directly from there to West Bengal. His visit is being seen as significant, coming at a crucial juncture when the party is actively engaged in post-election strategy and government formation discussions.

Central Observers Appointed

Earlier on Tuesday, Shah was appointed as the BJP's central observer for West Bengal, while Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has been named as the central co-observer. In a parallel development, Union Minister JP Nadda has been designated as the central observer for the election of the party's legislative leader in Assam, with Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini appointed as co-observer.

BJP's Historic Election Performance

BJP created history a day earlier in the assembly polls results, with the party slated to form its first government in West Bengal and the party-led NDA scoring a hat-trick of victories in Assam.

As per the latest data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the BJP has secured 206 seats out of 294 seats in West Bengal, outperforming its 77-seat tally in the 2021 Assembly elections. Trinamool Congress, which swept the last assembly poll by winning 212 seats, finished a distant second with 80 seats.

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