NEW DELHI ,6 May 2026 : The BJP’s giant-slayer Suvendu Adhikari is likely to be the next chief minister of West Bengal, sources have indicated, succeeding his former mentor Mamata Banerjee.
A meeting of the BJP’s legislative party will be held in Kolkata on Friday (May 8) to discuss the formation of the government after the party swept the recent state elections. Sources suggest that the BJP is scouting for a venue for the meeting since the party’s state headquarters may not be able to host the 207 winning candidates.
At this meeting, the sources said, Adhikari will be elected the leader of the BJP’s legislative party. The election will be held by a simple raise of hands. The BJP’s state president Samik Bhattacharya will propose Adhikari’s name; Home Minister Amit Shah will announce his name as the leader of the legislative party, they added.
Suvendu Adhikari, Bhattacharya, and the BJP’s national general secretary Sunil Bansal will then head to the Raj Bhavan and stake claim to form the government, sources said.
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