Amit Shah to chair BJP meet in Kolkata to pick Bengal Chief Minister

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will travel to Kolkata on Friday, 9 May to chair a crucial meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) newly elected MLAs, where the party's legislature will formally decide its choice for West Bengal Chief Minister. The meeting marks a decisive step toward government formation in the state after the BJP's landmark electoral victory.

What the Legislature Party Meeting Will Decide

The BJP legislature party meeting will elect the leader of the house — a process that effectively finalises who will be sworn in as West Bengal's next Chief Minister. Senior central leaders, including Shah, are personally overseeing the selection, signalling the high political stakes attached to the party's first-ever government in the state. The announcement is expected shortly after the meeting concludes.

Assembly Dissolved, Political Transition Underway

The meeting comes at a constitutionally significant moment. The Governor of West Bengal issued a formal notification dissolving the 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly on 7 May, bringing its existence to a close and clearing the path for a new government. The formal tenure of the previous administration, led by outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, ended on Thursday.

Notably, despite the dissolution, Banerjee has continued to describe herself as

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