BRIC Team reports: Listen to this article in summarized format Listen Loading...×× Subscribe to Unlock AI Briefing and Premium ContentNew Year Offer 24 Hours LeftSubscribe NowAlready a member? Sign InWhat's IncludedExclusive StoriesDaily ePaper AccessSmart Market ToolsCurated Investment IdeasAd-lite Experience SubscriptionANIWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday took oath as an MLA in the Legislative Assembly after a sweeping victory from Nandigram and Bhabanipur in the assembly elections. .bgBig{border-bottom:0;padding:20px 0 0 0;} .bgBig a.bglink{font-family:Faustina;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:normal;border-bottom:0;} West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari was welcomed and recieved with a Guard of Honour in the assembly.
As a sign of respect, CM Adhikari bowed down to the steps of the Legislative Assembly, before entering the house. The 2026 Assembly election results marked a decisive mandate for the BJP, registering a significant surge, winning 206 seats in the 294-member Assembly, a major shift in a state where it had earlier secured 77 seats in the previous election. The Trinamool Congress (TMC), which had won 212 seats in the last Assembly polls, finished a distant second with 80 seats and is leading in one constituency.
Background
Adhikari on Saturday took oath as the ninth Chief Minister of West Bengal. The oath of office was administered by Governor RN Ravi at a grand swearing-in ceremony in Kolkata attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers and senior BJP leaders. Promptly after taking charge, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that the state government has begun the process of transferring land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for fencing the India-Bangladesh border.
Key facts
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- As a sign of respect, CM Adhikari bowed down to the steps of the Legislative Assembly, before entering the house.
- The Trinamool Congress (TMC), which had won 212 seats in the last Assembly polls, finished a distant second with 80 seats and is leading in one constituency.
What this means
The newly elected chief minister said that the land would be handed over to the Ministry of Home Affairs within 45 days to address the issue of illegal infiltration. Addressing media persons after the first cabinet meeting of the newly formed BJP government at Nabanna in Howrah, Adhikari said the decision was among the key resolutions taken during the meeting. "In our very first Cabinet meeting today, we have taken the decision to transfer the land to the BSF.
The process of transferring this land commences today. It will be transferred to the MHA within the next 45 days. Once this is accomplished, the BSF will complete the border fencing, and the ongoing issue of illegal infiltration will be resolved within a short period," Adhikari said.
