Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as West Bengal's first BJP chief minister on May 9, 2026, following the party's landslide victory with 207 of 294 assembly seats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the ceremony at Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata, where thousands of BJP supporters gathered. Adhikari defeated Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee in her home constituency and was unanimously elected BJP legislature party leader.
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View all signals →West Bengal erupted in violence following the Bharatiya Janata Party's electoral victory over the incumbent Trinamool Congress in state legislative elections. A top BJP political aide was shot dead in the streets, and hundreds have been arrested as clashes broke out across the state during the transition of power from 15 years of TMC rule.