West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 | Oath-taking ceremony of new BJP govt to be held on May 9

“The new BJP government will take oath on May 9 at 10 am,” West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said.

The oath-taking ceremony of the new government following the assembly polls in West Bengal will be held on Saturday, May 9. This announcement came after BJP saw a landslide victory in the state with 207 seats in the 294-member assembly, ending the 15-year rule of the Trinamool Congress.

West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said that the swearing-in ceremony take place at Brigade Parade Ground in central Kolkata from 10 am. “The new BJP government will take oath on May 9 at 10 am,” he said.

The Election Commission (EC) issued a notification for the constitution of a new assembly in West Bengal. A senior EC official told PTI the issuance of the notification on Tuesday is a key constitutional step after the declaration of the assembly poll results.

"With this, the process of constituting the new assembly in West Bengal is complete from the commission's end. It enables the next steps in government formation as per laid-down procedures," the official said.