New Delhi, May 8 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendhu Adhikari was on 8 May elected the saffron party 's Legislative Party Leader in West Bengal. The developments paves way for him to become BJP's first chief minister of West Bengal since independence.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the name of Adhikari as the party's leader after chairing a party meeting in Kolkata today.

"I announce the name of Suvendu Adhikari elected as Leader of West Bengal BJP Legislative Party," Shah, the Central Observer for the election of the legislative party leader in West Bengal said.

Suvendu Adhikari, 55, is set to take oath tomorrow on the day, which marks the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. Suvendu was leader of opposition ...