Within weeks of coming to power for the first time in the state, the Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP government in West Bengal has made it amply clear that countering undocumented immigration from Bangladesh is going to be its priority. This issue has been a major concern in Assam ever since the days of the Assam agitation…
Last Updated:May 09, 2026, 12:34 IST Born in Dinhata, Cooch Behar district, Pramanik began his political journey with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) before switching to the BJP in 2019 Nisith Pramanik takes oath as a cabinet minister in the new West Bengal cabinet. (PTI) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nisith Pramanik on Saturday took…
Last Updated:May 09, 2026, 15:02 IST Bengal has not just voted for a new government; it has placed a high-stakes test on the BJP’s ability to govern a complex, politically sensitive state West Bengal’s new chief minister is BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari. In a historic feat for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Suvendu Adhikari took oath…
Last Updated:May 09, 2026, 15:12 IST The state has not just changed its government; it has changed the direction of its political civilisation PM Narendra Modi with Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari and his new cabinet members in Kolkata. (News18) From Mamata Banerjee marching to Writers’ Building followed by thousands of her workers, supporters and commoners…
Last Updated:May 11, 2026, 14:59 IST The TMC had repeatedly warned voters, especially women beneficiaries, that the BJP would shut down Lakshmir Bhandar & other direct-benefit schemes if it came to power in the state Suvendu Adhikari took oath as West Bengal’s first BJP Chief Minister, marking a significant political development in the state. Image/X…
On May 4, 2026, when the news confirmed the BJP’s historic 207-seat mandate in West Bengal, the sociopolitical climate in Kolkata was marked by a high level of anxiety. Rather than celebrations, clashes erupted all over the State in the tradition of violence that has plagued Bengal after every election. Trinamool Congress offices were attacked…
