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Page 2 - Latest Updates on Suvendu Adhikari

Sonar Bangla era begins: Adhikari as WB's first BJP govt set to take charge

Prime Minister Modi, senior BJP leaders, chief ministers of several NDA-ruled states, industrialists, film personalities and religious leaders are expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony

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Updated On : 09 May 2026 | 11:08 AM IST

Security tightened ahead of Suvendu Adhikari's swearing-in as Bengal CM

Security arrangements were also intensified at the RCTC Ground, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to land before attending the ceremony

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Updated On : 09 May 2026 | 10:21 AM IST

Best of BS Opinion: India's jobs market faces a starkly different future

From India's changing employment landscape and Mamata Banerjee's political decline to Muslim marginalisation and the IPL's future, here are the top opinion picks

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Updated On : 09 May 2026 | 6:15 AM IST

Bengal boomerang: How Mamata's overreach helped create her toughest rival

In defeat, Mamata Banerjee must ask herself why her world lies in ruins around her feet

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Updated On : 08 May 2026 | 11:35 PM IST

West Bengal verdict a mandate for national security, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the BJP's victory in West Bengal as a mandate for national security as Suvendu Adhikari was elected the state's first BJP chief minister

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Updated On : 08 May 2026 | 9:55 PM IST

From Mamata's minister to chief minister: Suvendu's journey to CM's office

Five years after losing to Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, Mamata Banerjee suffered another symbolic defeat as the BJP leader wrested Bhabanipur and emerged as West Bengal's new political centrepiece

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Updated On : 08 May 2026 | 7:41 PM IST

One battle after another: Suvendu Adhikari's fight for the Bengal CM's post

From Congress worker to TMC strongman and now BJP's face in Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari's rise has reshaped the state's politics

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Updated On : 08 May 2026 | 6:39 PM IST

Suvendu Adhikari elected BJP's legislature party leader, new CM of Bengal

The BJP won 207 seats to secure more than a two-thirds majority in the 294-member West Bengal assembly

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Updated On : 08 May 2026 | 6:31 PM IST

Security intensified at WB border as killers of Suvendu's PA may flee state

More than 36 hours after Adhikari's PA Chandranath Rath was assassinated by motorcycle-borne gunmen at Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district, the police are yet to make any arrest

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Updated On : 08 May 2026 | 12:21 PM IST

Suvendu Adhikari's aide murdered: Police seize vehicle, probe underway

West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Siddh Nath Gupta said that live rounds along with fired cartridges were recovered from the spot of the incident near Madhyamgram

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Updated On : 07 May 2026 | 8:32 AM IST

TMC condemns murder of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's aide Chandranath Rath

Aide of Suvendu Adhikari shot dead in Kolkata, sparking political tensions after poll results

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Updated On : 07 May 2026 | 1:01 AM IST

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant shot in Madhyamgram

Soon after the incident, a large police contingent reached the spot and launched an investigation

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Updated On : 07 May 2026 | 12:31 AM IST

Suvendu Adhikari's rise: From Mamata loyalist to defeating her twice

Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram in 2021, beat her again in Bhabanipur as the BJP ended the TMC's 15-year rule in Bengal

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Updated On : 05 May 2026 | 3:46 PM IST

WB polls: Shah to join Suvendu Adhikari's nomination filing in Bhabanipur

The roadshow will pass through different parts of Bhabanipur before ending at the Survey Building, where Adhikari will file his nomination papers

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Updated On : 02 Apr 2026 | 10:08 AM IST

The shadow of SIR on West Bengal Assembly elections sharpens battle lines

A high-stakes electoral battle unfolds in West Bengal as candidate reshuffles, voter roll revisions, and shifting political narratives redefine the contest

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Updated On : 22 Mar 2026 | 11:30 PM IST

Mamata to take on Suvendu in Bhabanipur as TMC releases candidate list

The stage is set for a direct face-off between the two rivals who first clashed in Nandigram in the 2021 assembly polls, when Adhikari defeated his former mentor by a narrow margin

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Updated On : 17 Mar 2026 | 6:44 PM IST

Suvendu Adhikari urges EC for stricter monitoring during SIR in West Bengal

Earlier this week, Suvendu wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner, alleging a violation of the "neutrality" principle and misuse of police by the TMC government during the SIR exercise

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Updated On : 04 Dec 2025 | 8:30 AM IST

Bengal LoP accuses state govt of manipulating electoral rolls during SIR

He said the Election Commission (EC) should have acted "a little more swiftly" during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls

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Updated On : 29 Nov 2025 | 8:01 PM IST

Suvendu accuses Mamata of undermining EC, shielding 'illicit vote-bank'

The Leader of the Opposition in the assembly hit back late on Thursday with a four-page counter, calling her missive to the EC misleading, politically motivated and factually distorted

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Updated On : 21 Nov 2025 | 1:01 PM IST

TMC 'helping' Rohingya infiltrators to settle in WB: Suvendu Adhikari

He claimed that the BJP was not against Indian Muslims, but "We are against Rohingya infiltrators who will be detected, their names deleted and finally deported once the BJP comes to power."

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Updated On : 25 Oct 2025 | 6:09 PM IST