New Delhi, May 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several high-profile Union ministers and chief ministers from NDA-ruled states have reached Kolkata to attend the oath-taking ceremony of chief minister-designate Suvendu Adhikari and his council of ministers.

Thousands of BJP supporters from across the country and abroad also poured into the city for the first BJP government in West Bengal, turning Kolkata's iconic Brigade Parade Grounds into a sea of saffron.

Groups of supporters carrying BJP flags and saffron banners gathered at different points across the city since morning before moving towards the venue amid chants of "Jai Shri Ram" and slogans hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Adhikari.

"It is a historic day. We have come ...