India, May 5 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to hold the swearing-in ceremony for its new government in West Bengal on May 9, aligning the event with Rabindra Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.

Sources involved in the government formation process indicated that the date is being considered to symbolise a new beginning in the state following the party's landmark electoral victory.

State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya confirmed the development, stating that the oath-taking ceremony of the new Chief Minister is expected to take place on May 9.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier hinted at this timeline during his campaign in Barrackpore, expressing confidence about returning to the state for the swearing...