BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground on Saturday. Members of the new BJP-led state cabinet will also be sworn in during the ceremony, which has drawn several prominent leaders from across the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are present at the venue along with senior BJP leaders and Chief Ministers from multiple states.
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Heavyweight political presence at ceremony
Among those seen on stage are BJP national president Nitin Navin, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and BJP president J. P. Nadda.
Union ministers Smriti Irani and Shivraj Singh Chouhan were also present, alongside actor Mithun Chakraborty and several senior BJP leaders.
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Veteran BJP leader Makhanlal Sarkar attends
Veteran BJP figure Makhanlal Sarkar also appeared on stage during the event. BJP sources said he had accompanied Syama Prasad Mukherjee during his Kashmir journey.
The ceremony also saw the presence of Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and several industrialists and cultural personalities, including Mamata Shankar.
