New Delhi, May 9 -- Suvendu Adhikari took oath on 9 May as Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first chief minister of West Bengal at a mega event held at Kolkata's iconic Brigade Parade Ground.

The oath opens a new chapter in Bengal politics with the BJP marching to power in the state for the first time with 207 seats in the 294-member Assembly, effectively ending the 15-year rule of the Trinamool Congress, which was reduced to just 80.

The oath-taking was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers of NDA-ruled states, senior BJP leaders and thousands of party workers from across the state.

Along with Adhikari, five leaders who took oath as ministers include Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, Ashok K...