Live Updates: Suvendu Adhikari Set To Take Oath As West Bengal’s First BJP Chief Minister

Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul take oath as ministers

Other ministers who took oath included Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, Ashok Kirtania, Khudiram Tudu and Nisith Pramanik, among others, as the BJP formally assumed power in West Bengal for the first time.

Governor RN Ravi appoints Suvendu Adhikari as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, new CM takes oath

 Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as the 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal

Jhalmuri stalls at Brigade Parade Ground for the swearing-in ceremony

Twenty specially arranged Jhalmuri stalls have come up around Brigade Parade Ground for the swearing-in ceremony, symbolically recalling Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoying jhalmuri during his Bengal campaign trail. Organisers have also set up counters serving iconic Bengali sweets including Rasgulla, Sandesh and mishti doi, while folk artistes perform traditional lok nritya and Bengali cultural acts to give the mega political event a distinctly Bengali flavour.

97-year-old Makhanlal Sarkar, who sang songs dedicated to Shyamaprasad Mukherjee, on stage

At 97, veteran singer and cultural figure Makhanlal Sarkar — remembered by generations of BJP and Jana Sangh supporters for singing songs dedicated to Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and the Bengali nationalist tradition — is present at the historic Brigade Parade Ground ceremony today. Party leaders see the honour as a symbolic tribute linking Bengal’s ideological past with the BJP’s first government in the state. PM Modi held his hands, touched his feet and felicitated him. He lives in Siliguri. He was arrested by Delhi Police once for singing a patriotic song in independent India. 

Top BJP leaders and several chief ministers at the stage in Brigade

Superstar Mithun Chakraborty, Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and victory's architect Amit Shah, BJP president Nitin Nabin, along with chief ministers from several BJP-ruled states including Yogi Adityanath, Himanta Biswa Sarma, besides NDA leaders like Chandrababu Naidu, Chirag Paswan are sharing the stage at the historic swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari at Brigade Parade Ground, marking Bengal’s first BJP government coming to power.

PM Modi reaches oath taking venue at Brigade Parade Ground

PM leaves for Race Course Ground in helicopter

After landing in Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed by helicopter for the Race Course Ground, where the oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to take place amid high security and massive public turnout.

Suvendu to take oath as Bengal’s 9th Chief Minister

Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari will shortly take oath as the 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top NDA leaders.

New ministers to be sworn in alongside Suvendu

Along with Suvendu Adhikari, several ministers in the new BJP-led West Bengal cabinet are also expected to take oath today at the grand ceremony in Kolkata.

Temporary secretariat arrangement planned

Sources said Chief Minister-designate Suvendu Adhikari will initially operate from the West Bengal Assembly premises until renovation and preparations at Writers' Building are completed.

Heavy security across central Kolkata

Security has been tightened across central Kolkata, especially around the Race Course Ground, Raj Bhavan and major arterial roads, with thousands of police personnel deployed for the high-profile event.

Supporters gather in large numbers

Huge crowds of BJP supporters carrying party flags and chanting slogans have gathered near the venue since morning to witness what party leaders are calling a “historic political transition” in Bengal.

Photo: Avishek Mitra/IBNS

National attention on Bengal transition

The swearing-in ceremony is being closely watched nationally as Bengal witnesses one of the most dramatic political transitions in its recent history with the BJP formally assuming power in the state.

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PM leaves for Race Course Ground in helicopter

After landing in Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed by helicopter for the Race Course Ground, where the oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to take place amid high security and massive public turnout.

Kolkata's Writers’ Building, Sahid Minar light up ahead of Suvendu Adhikari’s Bengal CM oath

Kolkata landmarks Writers' Building and Sahid Minar lit up on the eve of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari's oath ceremony as Chief Minister of West Bengal after the saffron party registered a landside victory in the recently concluded Assembly elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with CMs of 20 BJP-ruled states will attend the swearing-in ceremony at the iconic Brigade Parade Ground on Saturday. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS

PM Narendra Modi lands in Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari as the 9th Chief Minister of West Bengal.