Suvendu Adhikari has officially taken oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal, marking a historic political shift in the state after decades of Left and TMC dominance. Once considered one of Mamata Banerjee’s closest aides inside the Trinamool Congress, Suvendu Adhikari dramatically switched to the BJP in 2020 — a move that reshaped Bengal politics forever. From leading the Nandigram movement to defeating Mamata Banerjee in two high-voltage elections, Adhikari steadily emerged as the BJP’s biggest face in Bengal. Now, after the BJP’s massive 207-seat victory, he has completed one of the most dramatic political rises in recent Indian politics.
