Suvendu Adhikari, one of the principal architects of the BJP’s rise in West Bengal, has been sworn in as the first BJP Chief Minister of the State at a grand ceremony at Brigade Parade Grounds on Saturday (May 9, 2026).
From spearheading protests over the alleged post-poll violence following the 2021 Assembly elections to leading marches towards State Secretariat ‘Nabanna’ and mobilising cadres over issues of corruption, unemployment and law and order, Mr. Adhikari consistently positioned himself at the centre of the party’s political offensives.
