Suvendu Adhikari (BJP) will meet the West Bengal Governor to present his claim to form the state government and become chief minister.
This move marks a significant political shift in West Bengal, as the BJP seeks to establish its first government in the state after defeating Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress in the recent elections.
Adhikari, the former Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, is scheduled to meet with the governor in Kolkata at 11 a.m. [1] on Ravindra Jayanti [1]. The meeting serves as the formal step for the BJP to transition from an electoral victory to administrative control of the state.
According to reports, Adhikari is positioned to become the BJP's first chief minister in the region [2]. The process of forming the government follows the official tally of the electoral results, which saw the BJP surpass the Trinamool Congress.
Supporters of the BJP have viewed this transition as a historic change in the state's governance. The meeting with the governor is the final constitutional requirement before the appointment of the new chief minister, and the swearing-in ceremony of the cabinet.
While the specific date for Ravindra Jayanti was not detailed in the provided reports, the timing of the 11 a.m. meeting [1] remains the primary schedule for the handover of power.
“Suvendu Adhikari (BJP) will meet the West Bengal Governor to present his claim to form the state government.”
The transition of power to Suvendu Adhikari represents the first time the Bharatiya Janata Party would hold the chief minister's office in West Bengal. This shift ends the long-standing dominance of the Trinamool Congress and signals a realignment of the state's political landscape toward the BJP's national platform.
