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Suvendu ascent to Bengal's top post shaped by decisive victories, unrelenting battle against MamataSuvendu Adhikari became West Bengal's new Chief Minister on Saturday. He was sworn in at a grand ceremony in Kolkata. Adhikari's rise follo...10 May, 2026, 12.21 AM IST- ET Graphics | Suvendu Adhikari: From Nandigram face to West Bengal CMSuvendu Adhikari, a former close aide of Mamata Banerjee, has a significant political journey. He joined the BJP in 2020 and famously defea...09 May, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
- 'He was always hardworking': Teacher recalls Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari as studentHimangshu Maji, a retired teacher, expressed pride in his former student Suvendu Adhikari becoming West Bengal's Chief Minister. Maji recal...09 May, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
- Suvendu Adhikari, the man who helped TMC topple Left, now becomes BJP’s first Bengal CMSuvendu Adhikari, a key figure in the Trinamool Congress's rise, has been elected BJP Legislative Party leader in West Bengal. He previousl...08 May, 2026, 07.16 PM IST
- Suvendu's rise to Bengal's top chair marked by key wins and fierce opposition to Mamata BanerjeeSuvendu Adhikari has been formally chosen as the leader of the BJP's legislative wing in West Bengal, paving the way for him to become the ...08 May, 2026, 07.16 PM IST
- Party flag changes, while BJP's Adhikaris put up best bet against TMC to retain family strongholdContai has seen significant changes over the years. Sisir Adhikari's rise began as a gram panchayat member in 1962, eventually becoming a t...25 May, 2024, 01.09 PM IST
- Trinamool Congress wins majority in 102 civic bodies in West BengalThe BJP suffered a jolt in Darjeeling, Alipurduar and other previous strongholds. It performed badly in state president Sukanta Majumdar's ...03 Mar, 2022, 12.43 AM IST
- Calcutta High Court stays proceedings in 3 cases against BJP MLA Suvendu AdhikariCalcutta HC Justice Raj Sekhar Mantha stayed the proceedings related to the CID probe and said: “In cases where he is not named in the FIR,...07 Sep, 2021, 07.25 AM IST
- CID visits Suvendu Adhikari's home in connection with probe into ex-bodyguard's deathTrinamool Congress MLA from Mahisadal and cousin of the deceased bodyguard, Tilak Chakraborty said, "Why the death was passed off as a susp...14 Jul, 2021, 10.26 PM IST
- Central security personnel guarding Suvendu Adhikari summoned over stolen relief materialThe development came after a first information report was lodged against Adhikari and his brother, Soumendu Adhikari, who was the chairman ...08 Jun, 2021, 07.56 PM IST
- Not CM aspirant, just worker: Suvendu Adhikari in ContaiAdhikari also refrained from calling anyone an outsider and said while Bharat was his country, Bengal was his home, and very much a part of...25 Dec, 2020, 08.24 AM IST
- BJP fear: Bengal CPIM to renew electoral alliance with Congress for May civic pollsCPIM state committee will meet for two days from April 26 when the party leadership will take up the issue of renewing their electoral ties...24 Apr, 2017, 06.17 PM IST
- Trinamool retains South assembly seat by defeating BJPBJP leadership is upbeat despite their defeat on Friday because it is the saffron brigade which emerged as principal opposition to the ruli...13 Apr, 2017, 02.26 PM IST
- Mamata confident of TMC winning WB bypolls, sees no BJP threatDidi (Mamata Banerjee) is our supreme leader and she does not have to waste her valuable time to campaign for a small by-elections,” Trinam...07 Apr, 2017, 10.43 AM IST
- Bengal to witness four-corner by-polls on April 9, BJP hopes to gainThe Contai (South) assembly seat fell vacant after Dibyendu Adhikary resigned from the state Assembly following his victory in Tamluk lok s...21 Mar, 2017, 01.32 AM IST
- Left Front announced candidate for April by-polls in West Bengal without consulting the CongressMany Bengal Congress leaders, however, feel that they should not field candidate for the Contai by-elections to keep in tact anti-Mamata vo...13 Mar, 2017, 08.43 PM IST
- 198 nominations filed for fifth phase Lok Sabha polls in West BengalAltogether 198 candidates have filed nomination papers for the fifth and final phase of Lok Sabha election in West Bengal on May 12, Electi...24 Apr, 2014, 10.34 PM IST
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