Kolkata: In a historic development, Union Home Minister Amit Shah formally announced BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari as the Chief Minister-designate of West Bengal on Friday. This follows the Bharatiya Janata Party’s massive victory in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, ending the Trinamool Congress’s 15-year rule under Mamata Banerjee. Addressing the BJP Legislature Party meeting.
Kolkata: In a post vibrating with political triumph and emotional gravity, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari declared a “New Dawn for Sonar Bangla” following a historic electoral mandate. In a post on X, Adhikari framed the BJP’s performance as a definitive rejection of the status quo and a full-throated embrace of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates on Friday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to conduct re-polling at 15 polling booths in two Assembly constituencies, Magrahat (Paschim) and Diamond Harbour, both in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s apprehensions over an “imaginary” breach of security at the EVM strongrooms are nothing but reflections of her “fear of defeat”, prompted by her old habit of raising apprehensions about EVM manipulations whenever she senses a negative electoral pulse, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday.
A brief electoral face-off unfolded in Bhabanipur on Wednesday as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari arrived at Ward No. 73 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Chakraberia at the same time to inspect a polling booth.
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against BJP leaders Smriti Irani, Suvendu Adhikari and others for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and indulging in corrupt practice and offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
Kolkata: Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Monday drew the attention of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to the alleged rampant issuance of fake birth certificates by the state administration in Gazole Block of minority-dominated Malda district, reportedly for use as supporting identity documents in the ongoing Special.
Kolkata: The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s claims in her affidavit in the Supreme Court on the Enforcement Directorate’s petition regarding her ‘interference’ during a search operation at the office and residence of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) co-founder Pratik Jain.
