Suvendu Adhikari Elected BJP Legislature Party Leader, Set to Become West Bengal Chief Minister

Suvendu Adhikari was elected the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislature party in West Bengal on Friday, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah announcing the unanimous endorsement. Adhikari will take oath as the chief minister of West Bengal, along with his cabinet ministers, at a ceremony at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Grounds on May 9 at 11 AM.

The ceremony is expected to be attended by high-profile guests, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, as well as chief ministers from BJP-ruled states.

The BJP registered a landslide victory in the recently concluded assembly elections in West Bengal, winning 207 seats, while Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress secured 80 seats.

The swearing-in ceremony will be broadcast live on various news channels, including Times Now. The court is not involved in this matter, but the West Bengal Governor has already been staked with a claim to form the government in the state. The next steps involve the formation of the cabinet and the allocation of portfolios, with the new government expected to start work soon after the swearing-in ceremony. The Governor will likely issue a formal notification regarding the formation of the new government after the oath-taking ceremony.