Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee (PTI Photos) West Bengal Election Results 2026, West Bengal Government Formation LIVE Updates: After a historic saffron victory in West Bengal, the BJP is now gearing up to form its first government in the state. Even as the party sources indicated that the swearing-in ceremony could be held on May 9, which also coincides with Rabindranath Tagore’s birthday (Pochishe Boisakh or 25 of Baisakh), commemorated following the Bengali calendar, the BJP is yet to announce its pick for the chief ministerial post. Suvendu Adhikari, a frontrunner for CM seat: While the party leadership has, in the recent past, picked surprise names for the CM’s post in states such as Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, and Delhi , one of the most aggressive BJP faces in Bengal — Suvendu Adhikari — tops the list of candidates being considered for the chair .…