Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) The full Cabinet of the BJP government in West Bengal is set to be formed on Monday. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced how many ministers will take oath at Lok Bhavan during the Cabinet expansion exercise.On Sunday, the Chief Minister posted on social media: “Tomorrow, the full Cabinet of the nationalist government elected by the people of West Bengal is going to be formed. Thirty-five ministers of the West Bengal government will take oath at Lok Bhavan at 11 a…
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Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Kolkata witnessed a change in arrangements for Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) prayers on Thursday, with namaz held at Brigade Parade Ground instead of the customary Red Road venue, for the first time in years.After several years, the prayers were not conducted on Red Road, where they had traditionally been held twice a year — during Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha — under previous regimes, including the Left Front (1977-2011) and the Trinamool Congress (2011-2026).During the Trinamool…
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Amid high possibilities of the names of other members of the newly formed West Bengal Cabinet along with their portfolio distribution being announced this week, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met the Governor R.N. Ravi at the Lok Bhavan (previously Raj Bhavan) in Kolkata on Wednesday and held a 1.4 hours-long one-to-one meeting. Although there was no indication either from the office of the Governor or from the Chief Minister’s office on the subjects that were discussed d…
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday attended the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in Kolkata, marking a gathering of senior national and state-level political leaders. The ceremony saw Adhikari take the oath as Chief Minister of West Bengal along with members of his council of ministers.According to officials, the event was organised at the historic Brigade Parade Ground, a large public venue in central Kolkata that ha…
Patna, May 9 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary extended his congratulations to Suvendu Adhikari on taking oath as West Bengal’s Chief Minister, marking the first-ever BJP government in the state. Choudhary, who attended the ceremony held at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, described the occasion as a historic milestone in the BJP’s political journey.He said he had the opportunity to interact with party workers and leaders from across the country during the event, calling it a…
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) After Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as the ninth Chief Minister of West Bengal and the first Chief Minister of the first BJP-ruled government in the state on Saturday, he was greeted with loud applause from the lakhs of party supporters present at Brigade Parade Ground in central Kolkata as well as the dignitaries present at the dais of the oath ceremony. A visibly elated Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave Adhikari an affectionate hug. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adity…
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) As the first BJP-led Cabinet in West Bengal is slated to be sworn in on Saturday morning, the next Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, this morning, stated that the oath-ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will mark an historic dawn for the state.Adhikari also stated that this historic oath ceremony would mark the end of the misrule of the last 15 years of the Trinamool Congress regime and the beginning of a new journey for West Bengal towards the path …
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) As Suvendu Adhikari is set to take oath on Saturday as West Bengal’s first BJP Chief Minister at a ceremony scheduled to be held at Brigade Parade Ground, sadhus and BJP supporters expressed happiness and called it the beginning of a “Sanatani government.” IANS spoke to several sadhus and BJP supporters gathered at the venue ahead of the swearing-in ceremony.A sadhu said, “Wherever Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes, the saffron flag rises. That is why I have deep re…
Patna, May 9 (IANS) BJP Bihar President, Sanjay Saraogi, on Saturday described the swearing-in of Suvendu Adhikari as the Chief Minister of West Bengal as a big day for BJP workers across the country. He said the ‘anti-people’government in Bengal had been defeated and expressed confidence that the state would witness major development under BJP leadership. Speaking to IANS, Saraogi said, “Today is a big day for Bharatiya Janata Party workers across the country and for the people of Bengal. The…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prepares to form its first-ever government in West Bengal on Saturday, party National President Nitin Nabin described the development as a “new dawn of trust” and expressed confidence that the state is entering a new phase of growth and governance. In a post shared on X, Nabin said the beginning of the BJP rule in Bengal symbolises fresh hope among the people for development, security and better governance under the leadership of Prime …