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West Bengal BJP government 2026: The new Chief Minister of West Bengal will be Suvendu Adhikari. Apart from this, there will also be two Deputy CMs. Home Ministry will remain with Suvendu Adhikari. The swearing-in ceremony will take place on May 9. This was announced by Home Minister and BJP's Chanakya Amit Shah in Kolkata today. That moment has arrived in the politics of Bengal which seemed impossible to imagine till a few years ago. In the 2026 assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demolished the stronghold of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC), considered 'invincible', with a huge majority of 207 seats. TMC is reduced to just 80 seats in the 294-member assembly. Governor R.N. After the dissolution of the assembly by Ravi, now all eyes are on May 9, when the first BJP government of Bengal can take oath.

Amit Shah put stamp on Suvendu's name?

According to the decision taken in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah, all the MLAs agreed to the name of Suvendu Adhikari. Apart from this, there will also be two Deputy CMs in West Bengal. Out of which the name of Rupa Gangul has been finalized for the post of Deputy CM. The second Deputy CM will be on the man who became MLA from Darjeeling. The biggest thing will be with Suvendu Adhikari only. The names of the three will be announced today at 5 pm after the legislative party meeting. The Chief Minister and both the Deputy CMs will take oath on May 9 at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata. Many big leaders of NDA including PM Modi, Shah will attend the swearing-in ceremony.

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Who are the 9 possible faces of Suvendu's cabinet?

It belongs to Suvendu Adhikari. Suvendu, the hero of Nandigram and a direct challenger to Mamata Banerjee, is considered to be one of the biggest architects of this victory. Along with him, the name of Dilip Ghosh is also emerging strongly in the list of possible cabinet of West Bengal, who has worked hard for years in building the organizational structure of the party in the state. The list does not end here. A confluence of glamour, experience and youthful enthusiasm can be seen in the cabinet:

• Faces like Agnimitra Paul and Roopa Ganguly can represent female leadership and cultural identity.
• Experienced strategists like Nishith Pramanik, Tapas Rai and Swapan Dasgupta may have responsibility for important ministries.
• Names like Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Shankar Ghosh and Ashok Dinda, who come from professional background, show that BJP is going to lay special emphasis on 'governance' this time.

Didi's fort collapsed: Did BJP's social engineering work?

There was a well-thought-out strategy behind this historic victory of BJP. The party attracted the middle class and intellectuals by fielding not only politicians but also professionals like teachers, lawyers and doctors. This 'social engineering' based on social diversity and grassroots issues uprooted TMC's 15-year dominance.

Shadow of oath taking and constitutional conflict

Even though the assembly has been dissolved, the drama in Bengal politics is not over yet. It is being told that outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had refused to sign the proposal to dissolve the Assembly, which the Governor did under his prerogative. Now the date of May 9 is going to be recorded in golden letters in the history of Bengal, when a new leadership will take oath at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata. Bengal now stands at a turning point where policies will change, the style of governance will change and a new chapter will be written in the state's relations with the Centre.