Kolkata, May 9 -- Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Saturday termed the swearing-in ceremony of the BJP government in West Bengal as a "historic moment" and said that the state would witness development under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"This is a historic moment. The state of West Bengal will develop under the leadership of PM Modi," Shringla told ANI.

Suvendu Adhikari, who was elected as the leader of the BJP Legislative Party in West Bengal, is set to take oath as the state's first BJP Chief Minister today.

BJP leaders on Friday extended their wishes to Suvendu Adhikari after he was named the Leader of the BJP Legislature Party in West Bengal and is poised to take the oath as the next Chief Minister of the...