By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
Suvendu Adhikari, who led BJP to victory for the first time in West Bengal, on Saturday was sworn-in as the state’s first BJP chief minister at a function at Brigade Parade Ground in the heart of Kolkata amid big pomp and show.
Governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Adhikari and his cabinet colleagues at the ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers, chief ministers of NDA-ruled states and senior BJP leaders.
Few minutes before the swearing-in ceremony, Prime Minister Modi touched feet of Makhanlal Sarkar, a BJP leader, who was a close associate of late Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee, a top firebrand Hindu leader.
“During the swearing in ceremony in Kolkata, had the opportunity to meet Shri Makhanlal Sarkar Ji. A devout nationalist, he worked with Dr. (Shyama Prasad) Mookerjee and was even arrested in Jammu and Kashmir while accompanying him. He dedicated his life to our Party, expanding its base across West Bengal, inspiring people from all walks of life to join the Party. We in the BJP are proud that we have such motivating figures who have worked among the people and strengthened our Party,” Modi said on social media.
