West Bengal CM announcement LIVE: West Bengal meeting dissolved, race on to choose new CM
Revealed on: Could 08, 2026 7:55:29 AM IST
Suvendu Adhikari, a pacesetter of the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) in West Bengal state, arrives at Barasat Authorities Medical Faculty the place the autopsy of his help Chandranath Rath is underway.
West Bengal CM announcement LIVE: West Bengal governor R N Ravi dissolved the state legislative meeting on Thursday, Could 7. The dissolution of the meeting comes after the Bharatiya Janata Celebration’s landslide win within the West Bengal meeting election and Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to resign as chief minister. In escalating tensions in West Bengal, BJP chief and CM hopeful Suvendu Adhikari’s private assistant, Chandranath Rath, was shot useless by bike-borne assailants at Madhyamgram of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas late on Wednesday. Rath’s physique was delivered to his hometown in Purba Medinipur district on Thursday. He had suffered bullet accidents to the pinnacle, chest, and stomach, following which he was rushed to a hospital however was declared useless.
The bike reportedly utilized by the assailants throughout assault on Suvendu Adhikari’s aide has been recovered by West Bengal police. The bike has been delivered to Madhyamgram police station in North 24 Parganas, ANI reported.
Key factors
-BJP gained in West Bengal with a surprising mandate of 207 seats out of the whole 294, whereas Trinamool Congress may solely handle 80. That is the primary time BJP would kind authorities in West Bengal. The outcomes additionally made Narendra Modi the primary sitting Prime Minister to have gained West Bengal after Jawaharlal Nehru.
-In defiance to the meeting polls outcomes, Mamata Banerjee refused to go to Raj Bhavan and tender her resignation, saying that she has not misplaced. In keeping with ECI, Mamata misplaced to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur by a margin of over 15,00 votes.
-Union minister Amit Shah has been appointed because the central observer for the election of the chief minister in West Bengal. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has been appointed because the co-observer.
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The bike reportedly utilized by the assailants throughout assault on Suvendu Adhikari’s aide has been recovered by West Bengal police. The bike has been delivered to Madhyamgram police station in North 24 Parganas, ANI reported.
Key factors
-BJP gained in West Bengal with a surprising mandate of 207 seats out of the whole 294, whereas Trinamool Congress may solely handle 80. That is the primary time BJP would kind authorities in West Bengal. The outcomes additionally made Narendra Modi the primary sitting Prime Minister to have gained West Bengal after Jawaharlal Nehru.
-In defiance to the meeting polls outcomes, Mamata Banerjee refused to go to Raj Bhavan and tender her resignation, saying that she has not misplaced. In keeping with ECI, Mamata misplaced to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur by a margin of over 15,00 votes.
-Union minister Amit Shah has been appointed because the central observer for the election of the chief minister in West Bengal. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has been appointed because the co-observer.
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West Bengal CM announcement LIVE: Governor R N Ravi dissolves meeting with impact from Could 7
West Bengal CM announcement LIVE: West Bengal governor R N Ravi has dissolved the state legislative meeting with impact from Could 7. Citing the official notifcation issued within the Kolkata Gazette, the dissolution of the meeting comes after the Bharatiya Janata Celebration’s landslide win within the West Bengal meeting election.
