Suvendu Adhikari: Suvendu Adhikari is all set to become the first Chief Minister of West Bengal from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today.
Political Rise Of Suvendu Adhikari
The rise of Suvendu Adhikari started far away from Kolkata’s elite political circles. Hailing from Purba Medinipur district, he built his image through grassroots activism and regional political influence.
In 2007, his political breakthrough moment came during the historic Nandigram land acquisition movement. The protests transformed Nandigram into a national political flashpoint, and Adhikari emerged as one of the movement’s most recognizable faces. The movement significantly weakened the Left Front government and eventually contributed to Mamata Banerjee’s rise to power in 2011.
Suvendu went on to become Mamata Banerjee’s closest political associates and expanded the Trinamool Congress organization in rural Bengal, especially in Junglemahal and western districts.
CM Swearing-In Ceremony
Adhikari will be sworn in as the 25th Chief Minister of the state of West Bengal by Governor RN Ravi on May 9, 2026, at 10am at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground.
The CM swearing-in ceremony would be led by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president Nitin Nabin, Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states and many Union Ministers.
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Historic Mandate
The event marks the end of the 15-year-tenure of Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress (TMC) after the BJP received a historic mandate after winning 207 seats out of a total of 294 seats as against TMC that won only 80 seats.
West Bengal CM Oath Ceremony-List Of Dignitaries
The list also includes big names such as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CM Yogi Adityanath, Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary, Union Minister JP Nadda, Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.
Others include Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel.
