Kolkata : In its first move to capture the imagination of Bengalis and root itself in the state’s traditions, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced that it would hold its oath-taking ceremony in Kolkata on May 9. The oath-taking ceremony of the new Chief Minister of West Bengal will take place on 9th May…,” Bhattacharya told news agency ANI. He had said, “I am returning with the confidence that after the results on May 4, I will come back here to attend the BJP’s oath-taking ceremony.”
Senior Election Commission of India officials, Principal Secretary SB Joshi and Secretary Sujit Kumar Mishra, are set to arrive in Kolkata today from Delhi to hand over the official gazette notification of the election results to Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal. The Chief Electoral Officer is then expected to brief Governor RN Ravi formally on May 6. After that, the Governor is expected to invite outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to submit her resignation in keeping with constitutional procedure.
Rabindra Jayanti, observed across West Bengal on the 25th of Baishakh, holds a central place in the state’s cultural life. Tagore’s poetry, Rabindra Sangeet, literature and humanist thought are widely marked through recitations at homes and schools and through cultural programmes held across the state. With the BJP set to form the new government, the swearing-in is expected to be a significant political event in West Bengal.
This is the first time since 1972 that West Bengal looks set to have the same party governing both the state and the Centre, a shift that carries deep administrative and political weight. Addressing jubilant BJP workers at party headquarters after the win in Bengal, PM Narendra Modi said the state was finally free from fear. He emphasised that it was time for transformation, not revenge, and called on all parties to abandon political violence and prioritise the state’s future. “As Bengal enters a new phase of change, I also want to make an earnest appeal to every political party in Bengal.
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