West Bengal Government Formation Live Updates: BJP plans swearing-in amid Mamata’s legal challenge over poll results
West Bengal New CM Name Announcement | West Bengal New Government Formation Live Updates: The BJP is expected to hold a meeting of newly elected MLAs on Friday to elect its legislative party leader ahead of the swearing-in ceremony scheduled at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata.
by Anupama Yadav · The Indian Express · JoinWest Bengal Government Formation LIVE: R N Ravi dissolved the West Bengal Assembly on Thursday, formally ending outgoing CM Mamata Banerjee’s 15-year rule and clearing the way for the BJP to form its first government in the state after winning 207 seats in the 2026 Assembly elections. However, Mamata Banerjee refused to resign and alleged the elections were manipulated through intimidation and unfair means. Banerjee claimed the BJP had “hijacked” over 1,500 TMC offices and said she was “heckled and pushed” in the post-result atmosphere. The BJP is expected to hold a meeting of newly elected MLAs on Friday to elect its legislative party leader ahead of the swearing-in ceremony scheduled at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata.
Post polls violence: The political crisis intensified after BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath was shot dead in Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas. His family demanded strict punishment for the killers, while BJP workers staged protests across parts of Bengal. Adhikari called the murder “premeditated”, and the Congress sought a judicially monitored independent probe into the incident. The Congress also wrote to the Governor seeking a judicially monitored independent investigation, calling the killing a “well-planned organised crime” allegedly carried out by professional killers.
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Mamata gets backing: Meanwhile, the All India Trinamool Congress said it would move court against the election results. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav met Mamata Banerjee at her Kalighat residence and expressed solidarity, alleging the Bengal elections were conducted on the “Uttar Pradesh model” through intimidation and misuse of central forces. He claimed the BJP, Election Commission and “underground elements” worked together to influence the polls.
The swearing-in of the BJP government on May 9 is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states, with speculation continuing over whether Adhikari will emerge as Bengal’s next chief minister.
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May 8, 2026 10:51 AM IST
West Bengal Government Formation Live Updates: BJP's swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for May 9 at the Brigade Parade Ground
Visuals from Kolkata. BJP will hold its legislative party meeting today in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi, who has been appointed as the BJP observer for the state. The government's swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for May 9 at the Brigade Parade Ground.
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May 8, 2026 09:55 AM IST
West Bengal Government Formation Live Updates: Injured driver in Chandranath Rath shooting seeks exemplary punishment for accused
The family of Buddhabeb Bera, the driver injured in the shooting that killed BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's close aide Chandranath Rath, demanded exemplary punishment for those responsible and urged the new government to ensure such incidents do not happen in West Bengal.
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May 8, 2026 09:48 AM IST
West Bengal Government Formation Live Updates: TMC future under cloud, why Mamata has a long, bumpy road ahead
Storming to power in West Bengal for the first time, the BJP handed a crushing defeat to the incumbent Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC), decisively ending its 15-year rule.
A defiant Mamata refused to concede defeat, alleging that the BJP-led Centre and the Election Commission (EC) orchestrated the “loot of votes” to seal the fate of her party, declining to resign as the chief minister.
While reaching out to the Opposition INDIA alliance, Mamata also signalled her plan to return to her role as a “street fighter Opposition leader” which had powered the TMC to end the 34-year rule of the CPM-led Left Front in 2011.
“I am now a free bird. I was on the streets once and I will be there again,” the TMC supremo declared. Clearly, she is set to get into her protest mode against the BJP now.
May 8, 2026 09:31 AM IST
West Bengal Government Formation Live Updates: Preparations underway for BJP's historic swearing-in ceremony
As the BJP prepares to form its first-ever government in West Bengal, preparations are in full swing at Brigade Parade Ground for the swearing-in ceremony of the state’s new Chief Minister. The BJP secured a sweeping victory in the recently concluded Assembly elections, winning 207 of the 294 seats and ending the 15-year rule of the All India Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee.
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