Suvendu Adhikari took oath as West Bengal's first BJP Chief Minister, ending the TMC's 15-year rule. His first administrative meeting is set for May 11. He also paid tribute to Syama Prasad Mookerjee and proposed a state foundation day.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who was sworn in on Saturday, will hold his government's first administrative meeting on May 11, officials said. Superintendents of police and senior officials of all districts will take part in that meeting at Nabanna Sabhagarh on Monday.
Pays Tribute to Syama Prasad Mookerjee
CM Adhikari visited the residence of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee in Kolkata, paying tribute to the leader while underlining his ideological influence on the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Speaking to the reporters, CM Adhikari said, "The ideology and political foundation on which the rise and ultimately victory of BJP is based, is that of Syama Prasad Mookerjee...if not for Syama Prasad Mookerjee, our condition would have been the same as the minority Hindus in Bangladesh. I will propose to the cabinet and in the assembly to designate June 20, 1947, as West Bengal's Foundation Day."
CM Adhikari also offered prayers at the Bharat Sevashram Sangha in Kolkata.
Adhikari Sworn In as First BJP CM
Earlier in the day, CM Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the state's first BJP Chief Minister, marking an end to 15 years of TMC rule. Five BJP leaders, Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, Ashok Kirtania, Kshudiram Tudu and Nisith Pramanik, also took oath as ministers in the West Bengal cabinet.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda and Dharmendra Pradhan attended the swearing-in ceremony. Various Chief Ministers, including Manik Saha (Tripura), Himanta Biswa Sarma (Assam), Rekha Gupta (Delhi), Pushkar Dhami (Uttarakhand). and several other leaders were also present.
Following the swearing-in ceremony, the Prime Minister also met the families of slain BJP workers Debasish Mondal, Soumitra Ghoshal and Ananda Paul.
Adhikari was sworn in as the 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal by Governor RN Ravi at a grand ceremony in Kolkata attended by Prime Minister Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several senior BJP leaders.
BJP's Historic Mandate in 2026 Elections
The BJP secured a historic victory in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, winning 207 seats and ending the Trinamool Congress's 15-year rule in the state. The TMC secured 80 seats in the elections.
Adhikari had defeated former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur by over 15,000 votes and also retained the Nandigram Assembly seat.
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