Suvendu Adhikari

May 18, 2026 3:23 PM

Bengal cabinet clears 7th Pay Commission, Annapurna Bhandar rollout

The West Bengal cabinet on Monday approved implementation of the 7th Pay Commission for state government employees. Announcing the decision after the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, state minister for Women & Child Development and Social Welfare Agnimitra Paul said the move addresses a long-pending demand of employees. She said the proposal was cleared after the matter was taken up in the cabinet meeting. She said that the state cabinet also cleared the proposal...

May 12, 2026 9:47 AM

PM Modi welcomes Ayushman Bharat rollout in West Bengal, says welfare of people is paramount

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed the rollout of the Ayushman Bharat scheme in West Bengal, saying the welfare of the people of the state remains his government’s top priority. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, “The welfare of my sisters and brothers of West Bengal is supreme! I’m very happy that the people of the state will have access to Ayushman Bharat, the world’s largest healthcare scheme that ensures top-quality and affordable healthcare.” He also said tha...

May 9, 2026 2:47 PM

PM Modi bows before people of Bengal while attending Suvendu Adhikari’s oath ceremony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday bowed to the people of West Bengal while attending the swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari as the Chief Minister of West Bengal. PM Modi arrived in Kolkata to attend the event. After entering the Brigade Parade Grounds, PM Modi, accompanied by Chief Minister designate Suvendu Adhikari and state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya, took a ride in an open-air jeep and waved at the thousands of BJP workers and supporters who were present at the venue. Th...

May 9, 2026 1:22 PM

Son of the soil Adhikari takes oath as first BJP Chief Minister of Bengal; five other ministers sworn in

Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday took oath as the Chief Minister of the first BJP-ruled West Bengal government, along with four other members of the state Council of Ministers led by him. The other five members of the state Council of Ministers who were sworn in on Saturday include the former national vice-president and former state president of the BJP in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh, fashion-designer-turned politician and two-time BJP legislator, Agnimitra Paul, former BJP Lok Sabha member and the fo...

May 9, 2026 12:22 PM

‘Very big day for Bengal’: Union Ministers, CMs in Kolkata for BJP govt swearing-in

BJP leaders from across the country, including Union Ministers, Chief Ministers and Members of Parliament, arrived in Kolkata to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the first-ever BJP government in Bengal. Suvendu Adhikari is set to be sworn in as Bengal's first BJP Chief Minister at a ceremony to be held at Brigade Parade Ground. Rajya Sabha member Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that the day is significant for the people of the state, who, he said, want change in the state. Shringla, speaking to...

May 8, 2026 10:11 PM

Suvendu Adhikari stakes claim to form BJP government in West Bengal

Suvendu Adhikari on Friday evening met Governor R N Ravi and formally staked claim to form the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal for the first time. Senior BJP leaders, including Dilip Ghosh, Locket Chatterjee and Tapas Roy, accompanied Adhikari to Lok Bhavan. The meeting came shortly after Adhikari was elected leader of the BJP Legislature Party during a meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Kolkata. Speaking to reporters after his election, Adhikari thanke...

May 8, 2026 6:18 PM

Suvendu Adhikari elected BJP Legislature Party leader in West Bengal

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari was on Friday elected leader of the BJP Legislative Party in West Bengal, paving the way for him to become the State’s first BJP Chief Minister. Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced Adhikari’s name after chairing a meeting of BJP legislators and senior party leaders in Kolkata. “I announce the name of Suvendu Adhikari as the elected leader of the West Bengal BJP Legislative Party,” Shah said while addressing the meeting as ...