Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday congratulated Suvendu Adhikari on being sworn in as the first BJP chief minister of West Bengal, terming it a victory for the nation.
Speaking to reporters, Fadnavis said, “This is not just a victory for the BJP but also a victory for India. From a security point of view, West Bengal is a very important state. We are all very happy with the way the Suvendu Adhikari government has been formed in the state. I congratulate CM Suvendu Adhikari and all the newly appointed members of the Cabinet.”
Suvendu Adhikari today took oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of the state, marking a significant political development in West Bengal.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda and Dharmendra Pradhan, along with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami.
BJP leaders on Friday extended their wishes to Adhikari after he was appointed as the BJP legislature party leader in West Bengal, and is set to take oath as the state’s next chief minister, after the party’s victory in the 2026 assembly elections.
On May 4, Suvendu Adhikari established a dominant position in two of West Bengal’s most watched constituencies, Bhabanipur and Nandigram, and won both.
Figures released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) after the 20th and final round of vote counting in Bhabanipur show Adhikari beating Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by a huge margin of 15,105 votes.
At the same time, he also won the Nandigram assembly seat. According to the data displayed on the official website of ECI. Suvendu Adhikari received 1,27,301 votes at the conclusion of the nineteenth and final round.
The BJP won 207 seats in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, while the Trinamool Congress (TMC) bagged 80 seats after ruling the state for 15 years.
