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West Bengal: BJP ends 15-year Trinamool rule; Suvendu Adhikari takes oath

06:16 PM May 09, 2026 IST | Mugddha Parashar
Updated At - 06:16 PM May 09, 2026 IST
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Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as West Bengal’s first BJP Chief Minister since Independence after BJP’s historic election victory.

Guwahati: Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as the first Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister of West Bengal since Independence on May 9, marking a major political transition after the BJP ended the All India Trinamool Congress government’s 15-year rule in the recently held Assembly elections.

The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Narendra Modi along with several senior NDA leaders and BJP functionaries. Soon after taking oath, Adhikari greeted the Prime Minister and other party leaders present at the event, expressing gratitude for their support as the BJP officially formed its first government in the state.

The BJP’s decisive victory in West Bengal is being viewed as one of the party’s biggest political gains in eastern India, with celebrations reported from different parts of the state following the swearing-in ceremony.

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