India, May 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday bowed before the people of West Bengal while attending Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's swearing-in ceremony, marking one of the most striking moments of the grand political event in Kolkata.

The historic Brigade Parade Ground, draped in saffron hues, witnessed Modi sharing the stage with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president Nitin Nabin, several Union ministers and chief ministers of NDA-ruled states as Adhikari took oath as the BJP's first Chief Minister in West Bengal - a state that had remained a challenging frontier for the saffron party for decades.

Sharing a glimpse of the moment on his X handle, Modi wrote: "I bow before the power of the people of West Ben...