Neiphiu Rio has expressed confidence that West Bengal would witness major development and visible transformation under the newly formed BJP government in the state. Speaking ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari as Chief Minister, the Nagaland Chief Minister said the effects of political change in West Bengal would become visible in a short period of time. Rio said that as India continues to move forward on the path of development, the people of West Bengal would also experience progress and administrative change under the new government. Earlier, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rahul Sinha described the swearing-in ceremony as a “historic change” for West Bengal.
He said the formation of the BJP government marked a major political shift in the state after years of rule by the All India Trinamool Congress. Sinha also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several senior national leaders of the BJP were expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony in Kolkata. He pointed out that the swearing-in event coincides with the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, calling it a significant occasion for the state. Suvendu Adhikari, who is the leader of the BJP legislative party in West Bengal, is set to become the first BJP leader to head the state government. The BJP secured a major victory in the Assembly elections by winning 207 seats, while the Trinamool Congress won 80 seats after remaining in power in the state for nearly 15 years.
During the elections, Adhikari contested from Nandigram and Bhabanipur. In Bhabanipur, he defeated outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by a margin of more than 15,000 votes, a result that became one of the biggest talking points of the election. Meanwhile, several senior BJP leaders and Union ministers arrived in Kolkata to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Among them were Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, J. P. Nadda and Dharmendra Pradhan.
