Governor RN Ravi dissolved the assembly on May 7 after Mamata Banerjee refused to resign. The new BJP government will take oath on May 9.
The BJP ended 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule in West Bengal by winning 207 seats in the 294-member assembly. The TMC won 80 seats. Mamata Banerjee refused to accept defeat and alleged vote manipulation.
Governor RN Ravi dissolved the assembly on May 7 under Article 174 of the Constitution. Mamata’s term has ended. The governor will handle interim administration until a new government is formed.
The swearing-in of the first BJP government is scheduled for May 9 at 10 am at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are expected to attend. BJP MLAs will meet on May 8 to elect their leader.
Post-poll violence has continued. Chandranath Rath, aide to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead on May 7 in Madhyamgram. Police described it as a planned professional killing.
