Suvendu Adhikari Becomes West Bengal's New Chief Minister After Defeating Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari became the new Chief Minister of West Bengal on Saturday, May 9, 2026. In the West Bengal elections, Suvendu defeated Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee. Suvendu defeated Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur by more than 15,000 votes. He is the same Suvendu Adhikari who created a stir from Kolkata to Delhi by defeating Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram in the 2021 assembly elections. The reason was that Mamata Banerjee had never lost an assembly election. It is Mamata who once attracted attention in the country's politics by defeating veteran leader Somnath Chatterjee. Suvendu Adhikari, who is known in Monday Motivation, became the CM of BJP. Suvendu Adhikari, who is considered a favorite of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, took oath as the Chief Minister on Saturday. In the 294-member West Bengal assembly, BJP has won 207 seats. Suvendu Adhikari, who was once a CM candidate in the Congress, started his political career.