Suvendu Adhikari To Be West Bengal CM, BJP To Hold Meet For Formal Announcement: Report

Kolkata: Ever since the BJP's landslide victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, questions have been swirling about who will become the new Chief Minister of the state. According to reports, senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is expected to be picked as the new Chief Minister of the state. 

Who will be selected as the Chief Minister of West Bengal?

According to reports, the BJP will hold a major meeting on Friday regarding the announcement of the name of the next Chief Minister of West Bengal. 

The BJP has created history by winning 207 seats in the 293-member Bengal Assembly. Outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, which had been in power for the past 15 years, won only 80 seats.

According to media reports, senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is expected to be the new Chief Minister of the state.

Will Suvendu Adhikari be the CM?

Amid intense political speculation after the West Bengal Assembly election result,  Suvendu Adhikari will be selected as the next Chief Minister of the state, according to media reports.

The formal decision regarding the election of the leader will take place at a meeting of the newly elected BJP MLA's.

According to media reports, BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya will propose Suvendu Adhikari's name and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will announce the selected candidate name.

What about the election?

The results of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections were declared on Monday. Outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost her Bhabanipur seat and was defeated by BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari by over 15,000 votes. While the BJP captured 207 of Bengal's 294 seats, Mamata Banerjee's TMC, which had ruled Bengal for 15 years, was reduced to just 80 seats. 

When will the party take oath?

After a historic performance in the 2026 Assembly elections, the BJP is now preparing to form a government. 

According to ANI reports, the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in West Bengal will be held on May 9. According to the Bengali calendar, this day is considered auspicious, "Baishakh 25."

"The oath-taking ceremony of the new Chief Minister of West Bengal will take place on 9th May, said BJP State President Samik Bhattacharya," according to ANI reports.