Former Mamata loyalist picked to lead BJP’s first Bengal government Last updated: May 08, 2026 | 15:51 Union Home Minister Amit Shah receives a warm welcome from BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari upon his arrival, in Kolkata on Friday, May 8, 2026. ANI The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday formally named Suvendu Adhikari as the next chief minister of West Bengal, sealing a landmark political transition after the party’s sweeping assembly election victory ended the Trinamool Congress’s 15-year rule in the state. The announcement was made at the BJP legislature party meeting in Kolkata, attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who served as the party’s central observer, and Mohan Charan Majhi as co-observer. Senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh proposed Adhikari’s name during the meeting, with the newly elected legislators backing the move unanimously. “I announce the name of Suvendu Adhikari as the elected leader of the West Bengal BJP Legislative Party,” Shah said after the meeting.…