West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya with party leaders Manoj Tiwari and Suvendu Adhikari. File
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West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) announced that the oath-taking ceremony of the new government in the State will be held on May 9.
Mr. Bhattacharya told reporters that the swearing-in ceremony will take place at Brigade Parade Ground in central Kolkata from 10 am.
“The new BJP government will take oath on May 9 at 10 a.m.,” he said.
The BJP secured a landslide victory in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly elections, ending the 15-year rule of the Trinamool Congress in the State.
Published – May 06, 2026 04:27 pm IST
