Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) The rule of the first BJP government in West Bengal will begin from Saturday with the swearing-in ceremony of the new Cabinet to be led by Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, that will be conducted at 10 A.M. today.The West Bengal unit of the BJP has deliberately chosen Saturday as the day of the oath-ceremony, since the day coincides with the birth anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore as per the Bengali calendar.The decision, as claimed by the BJP’s state President i…
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Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata on Friday to choose the new leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Legislative Party in the West Bengal Assembly, who will assume the role of the new Chief Minister of the state following the BJP’s resounding victory in the recently held elections, the results of which were announced on May 4.His flight landed at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at around 11 a.m. He was greeted at the airport by…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) As preparations for the new Chief Minister’s oath-taking ceremony are underway, the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata has been put under a massive security blanket, with the ground divided into 30 sections.The oath-taking ceremony on Saturday will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a host of BJP’s central leaders and Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled states.The Lalbazar (Kolkata Police headquarters) held a meeting on Wednesday. According t…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in West Bengal will take oath on May 9 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP’s West Bengal president and Rajya Sabha member Samik Bhattacharya said on Wednesday.Speaking to mediapersons, Bhattacharya said May 9 was chosen for the swearing-in ceremony as the day coincides with the birth anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore according to the Bengali calendar.The swearing-…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The emphatic victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal, breaching what was long considered the political fortress of Mamata Banerjee, is being interpreted by analysts and political experts as the outcome of a deeply structured, multi-layered campaign that combined grassroots mobilisation, cultural outreach, organisational discipline, and narrative-building at scale. Observers note that rather than relying solely on conventional rallies, the party engineered a c…
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is slated to participate in a total of 14 election-related programmes in West Bengal during the next month, is likely to begin the campaign from Siliguri in Darjeeling district and end with a mega road show-cum-rally at Bhabanipur in South Kolkata, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), sources said.While voting in Siliguri is in the first phase on April 23, Bhabanipur, which is slated to witness a high-voltage contest between Chief Minister Mama…
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) As West Bengal heads for crucial two-phase Assembly elections next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate in a total of 14 programmes in the state over the next month.The programmes will include public meetings to be addressed by the Prime Minister as well as roadshows, a state committee member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal confirmed.Next in line in terms of campaign engagements is Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is slated…
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will address a mega rally organised by the West Bengal unit of the BJP on Saturday afternoon at Brigade Parade Ground in central Kolkata. This will also mark the end of the party’s ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in the state amid the crucial Assembly elections in the state scheduled for later this year.The Prime Minister will be addressing two programmes at Brigade Parade Ground today, the first being administrative and the second being political.Two…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Supporters of the BJP from remote areas of the Sundarbans began their journey early on Saturday to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mega rally at the historic Brigade Parade Ground.Large groups of party workers and supporters from island regions such as Sagar Island, Namkhana and Patharpratima were seen crossing rivers by boats to reach the mainland before travelling onward to Kolkata.Due to the geographical challenges of the Sundarbans region — where waterway…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a major political rally on Saturday at the historic Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata as the BJP concludes its statewide Parivartan Yatra ahead of the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.The BJP’s West Bengal unit expects a record turnout at the rally, with supporters travelling from across the state to hear the Prime Minister’s address. Preparations at the venue are in full swing, with multiple stages being c…