Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata on Friday morning (May 8, 2026) to attend the BJP's legislature party meeting, in which its leader will be elected, and the swearing-in ceremony of the party's first government in West Bengal.

Mr. Shah was received at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, among others.

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From the airport, he went to a hotel in New Town.

In the afternoon, Mr. Shah will attend the legislature party meeting of the BJP at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre.

On Saturday, he will be attending the swearing-in ceremony at the Brigade Parade Ground, along with PM Narendra Modi, BJP president Nitin Nabin, and the chief ministers of all NDA-ruled states.

The BJP registered a historic victory in the just-held assembly elections, ending the TMC's 15-year rule and dealing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee one of the biggest setbacks of her political career.

Governor R.N. Ravi dissolved the assembly on Thursday, paving the way for the formation of the new government.