Suvendu Adhikari Oath Ceremony Live: Suvendu Adhikari is set to script political history on Saturday, May 9, 2026, as he takes oath as the first-ever chief minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata and is expected to be attended by top BJP leaders, NDA chief ministers, and thousands of party workers. The event is being projected as a landmark moment for the BJP after the party ended the 15-year rule of the All India Trinamool Congress in the state Assembly elections.
The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11:00 AM IST on Saturday, May 9, though preparations and arrivals of senior leaders are expected to start around 10:00 AM.
Viewers can watch the ceremony live through YouTube streams of major news organisations, including ABP Live and other digital news platforms. The BJP is also expected to provide live coverage through its official channels and online platforms.
The grand event at Brigade Parade Ground is likely to feature elaborate security arrangements and large public participation, with BJP workers arriving from multiple districts across Bengal.
Sources indicated on Friday that the incoming BJP government may appoint two deputy chief ministers as part of its first cabinet in West Bengal. One of the posts is expected to go to a woman leader as the party attempts to balance regional, caste, and gender representation in the new administration.
Several newly elected MLAs are also likely to take oath as ministers alongside Adhikari. Party insiders suggest that leaders from north Bengal, Junglemahal, Matua-dominated regions, and tribal belts could find representation in the inaugural cabinet.
The BJP’s emphatic win saw the party capture 207 seats in the 294-member Assembly, while the Trinamool Congress was reduced to 80 seats. The swearing-in ceremony is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers from NDA-ruled states, and senior BJP leaders.
For the BJP, the event is being seen not just as a constitutional formality but as the culmination of a long political push in a state that had remained difficult terrain for the party for years.
