Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) AJUP chief Humayun Kabir on Wednesday praised newly sworn-in West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, expressing confidence that he would govern in the interest of the people.Speaking about the formation of the BJP-led government in Bengal, Kabir said, “I am very happy, as the Assembly election results came. My only aim was to topple Mamata Banerjee’s corrupt government. The people of Bengal have fulfilled that aim, and I extend my best wishes to the people for tak…
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Kolkata/Agartala, May 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his counterparts Manik Saha (Tripura), Pema Khandu (Arunachal Pradesh), Conrad K. Sangma (Meghalaya), Neiphiu Rio (Nagaland), Prem Singh Tamang (Sikkim), and Yumnam Khemchand Singh (Manipur) attended the swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari along with the Council of Ministers, which was held at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata. West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to new Chief Mi…
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday finally changed the political identity displayed on her social media profiles. Notably, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the new Chief Minister of West Bengal earlier in the day.At the same time, Suvendu Adhikari also updated his social media profiles, adding the designation of ‘Chief Minister’ to his name.However, Mamata Banerjee has so far avoided using the description…
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) After 55 years, another son of the soil of East Midnapore district will become the Chief Minister of the state. On Friday, after Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the name of Suvendu Adhikari as the leader of the BJP’s Legislative Party who will be the ninth Chief Minister of the state, there was excitement throughout the district. While Suvendu will take oath at Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata on Saturday afternoon, initiatives have been taken at various places in …
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday officially announced Suvendu Adhikari as the next Chief Minister of West Bengal, marking the beginning of the state’s first-ever Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government since Independence.The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Shah with newly elected BJP legislators following the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections, the results of which were declared on May 4. The oath-taking ceremony will be held on Saturd…
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 8 (IANS) BJP West Bengal President, Samik Bhattacharya on Friday said that all preparations for the formation of the new government in the state have been completed and described the occasion as a ‘festival’ for the people of West Bengal. Speaking to IANS, Samik Bhattacharya said, “The preparations for forming the government have already been completed. The oath-taking ceremony will take place tomorrow at 10 A.M. The Prime Minister, Defence Minister, Home Minister, and several Chi…
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Mamata Banerjee is officially now a “former Chief Minister” of West Bengal, following Governor R.N. Ravi’s announcement of the dissolution of the state Legislative Assembly, which also means the automatic end of the previous state Cabinet led by her.The Governor announced this on Thursday evening. However, in her official social media handles (both X and Facebook), she continues to retain the ‘Chief Minister of West Bengal’ information.A click on the about section of bo…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, on Wednesday afternoon submitted a report to Governor, R.N. Ravi, on the post-poll violence in the state after the results of the recent Assembly elections were declared on May 4.The CEO at the same time handed over to the Governor the gazette notification on the list of the 293 elected legislators.Although elections were conducted in all the 294 Assembly constituencies in the state, the Election Commiss…