Birbhum, Aug. 29 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday offered prayers at the Tarapith Temple in Birbhum and said that the BJP government in the State was formed with Goddess Tara's blessings.

Suvendu Adhikari told ANI, "Hindus come here not just from across the country, but from all over the world. I came to seek the Mother's (Goddess) blessings. It is through Her blessings that the BJP government was formed in West Bengal. Things will go well. The government will work here with the Mother's (Goddess) blessings. A nationalist wave is sweeping through. It is entirely a nationalist wave."

Goddess Tara is the second of the 10 Mahavidyas (Goddesses), and the temple and the Tarapith town in Birbhum are dedicated to her....