Suvendu Adhikari defeated Mamata Banerjee from TMC’s stronghold, Bhabanipur, by a margin of over 15,000 votes.
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Suvendu Adhikari is all set to be the next Chief Minister of West Bengal. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, May 8, announced that Adhikari has been elected as the Leader of West Bengal BJP Legislative Party.
Shah was appointed as the Central Observer for the election of the legislative party leader in West Bengal.
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Adhikari defeated Mamata Banerjee from TMC’s stronghold, Bhabanipur, by a margin of over 15,000 votes in the recently concluded 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal. He was among the front-runners for the top post in the state.
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The swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP government will be held at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on May 9.
Earlier, BJP sources indicated that the party might go ahead for a couple of deputy chief ministers, one of them being a woman, since the BJP has trounced Mamata Banerjee in the state.
Party sources further stated that Adhikari as chief minister as well as party veteran Dilip Ghosh and Agnimitra Paul as the two deputy chief ministers could be the working formula for the West Bengal government, at least, at this point in time.
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