PM Modi Attends Suvendu Adhikari's Oath-Taking, Honours Senior BJP Worker
Published: May 9, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the swearing-in of Suvendu Adhikari as West Bengal Chief Minister on May 9, 2026, and paid respects to 98-year-old party veteran Makhanlal Sarkar. The event marked the formal transition of power following the BJP's victory in the state assembly elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari as the ninth Chief Minister of West Bengal on May 9, 2026, at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Grounds, where he greeted party veteran Makhanlal Sarkar, 98, and accepted his blessings in a symbolic gesture. Modi, who arrived in Kolkata for the event, was accompanied by Adhikari and BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya, and took a brief ride in an open jeep through crowds of party supporters before proceeding to the stage.