Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as first BJP CM of West Bengal; five others sworn in as Ministers

BJP Legislature Party leader Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal on Saturday (May 9, 2026), heading the first BJP Government in the State.

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Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Adhikari at a grand ceremony held at the Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled States and senior BJP leaders.

BJP legislators Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, Ashok Kirtania, Nisith Pramanik and Kshudiram Tudu were also sworn in as State Ministers.

The BJP secured 207 seats in the 294-member Assembly, ending the Trinamool Congress' 15-year rule in the State.