From trusted aide to biggest rival: Suvendu Adhikari set to become West Bengal chief minister
Summary
Suvendu Adhikari, a former close aide to West Bengal's outgoing chief minister Mamata Banerjee, is set to become the new chief minister after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the state elections. This election ended 15 years of rule by Banerjee's party and brought the BJP to power in West Bengal for the first time.Key Facts
- Suvendu Adhikari was once a trusted aide to Mamata Banerjee but broke away from her party.
- The BJP won 207 out of 294 seats in the West Bengal assembly elections.
- Banerjee’s party, the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), ruled West Bengal for 15 years before this defeat.
- Adhikari helped organize key protests in Nandigram that weakened the previous government.
- He defeated Mamata Banerjee in the 2021 state election in Nandigram, gaining attention as her main rival.
- Adhikari switched to the BJP in 2020, just before the last election.
- The BJP defeated Banerjee in her traditional area of Bhabanipur in the recent election.
- Adhikari has faced controversy for making heated and communal statements.
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