Kolkata, May 6 -- union Home Minister Amit Shah is arriving in Kolkata on Wednesday to chair a crucial meeting of newly elected BJP legislators, aimed at selecting the party's legislature leader that will effectively determine who becomes the state's next Chief Minister.
Following the party's sweeping victory in the Assembly elections, the BJP central leadership appointed Shah as observer for the selection process, with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi named as co-observer.
The BJP stormed to power in West Bengal, securing 207 seats and decisively dislodging the Trinamool Congress from its long-held stronghold. A day after the results were declared, the party issued an official notification confirming Shah's role in overseeing the...