Today, May 9, 2026, marks the 165th birth anniversary of ‘Bishwakavi’ Rabindranath Tagore, and Bengal’s winning party made this day even more memorable with the official oath-taking ceremony of the state’s new chief minister. Suvendu Adhikari has officially taken oath as the state’s first Bharatiya Janata Party CM at the iconic Brigade Parade Grounds in Kolkata, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and several BJP Chief Ministers.
Adhikari, once one of Mamata Banerjee’s closest confidants in the Trinamool Congress, has now undergone a dramatic political transformation, leading the BJP to a sweeping victory in the 2026 Assembly elections. In case you missed it, the BJP won 207 seats in the 294-member Assembly, ending TMC’s 15-year rule over Bengal and the party’s first-ever government in Bengal.
With the party’s first chapter in Bengal, here’s everything you need to know about the state’s new chief minister, Suvendu Adhikari.
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