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Mamata Banerjee takes oath as West Bengal Chief Minister for third consecutive term

Banerjee is presently the only woman Chief Minister in the country, and is also the only woman Chief Minister to be elected three times in a row.
 

Mamata Banerjee takes oath as West Bengal Chief Minister for third consecutive term-dnm
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Kolkata, First Published May 5, 2021, 11:23 AM IST

Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee took oath as Chief Minister of West Bengal for the third time on Wednesday, 5 May, at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata.

The oath-taking ceremony, being held at Raj Bhavan, was organised keeping in mind the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) protocols. It was a low-key event in which Chief Ministers of other states and leaders of other political parties were not invited.

Mamata Banerjee was wearing a white saree and a shawl as she was sworn in as the CM of West Bengal by governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. She took the oath in Bengali.

Top TMC leaders including MP Abhishek Banerjee, Firhad Hakim, Partha Chatterjee are in attendance. Poll strategist Prashant Kishor who had worked with the TMC on its poll campaign is also present.

Banerjee has said her first priority after resuming office will be to tackle the Covid-19 situation.

"I thank the Maa, Maati, Manush family. A lot of people across the world were looking at Bengal elections with hope, I thank them too. Our first priority will be COVID-19 management. Secondly, I'd ask all political parties to maintain peace and harmony. Bengal does not like violence. Please take care that nothing goes wrong anywhere. I'm taking up law and order from today and will deal with this strongly", said Banerjee after taking the oath.

The TMC came to power for the third time in a row in West Bengal, pocketing 213 of the 292 assembly seats that went to polls, while its main challenger, the BJP, bagged 77 seats.

Banerjee is presently the only woman Chief Minister in the country, and is also the only woman Chief Minister to be elected three times in a row.

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