The BJP government in West Bengal has completed its first 100 days in office, and the party is now taking its report card directly to the people, planning to reach at least four crore voters across the state over the next seven to 10 days.
Rebel Trinamool Congress MLA Ritabrata Banerjee will continue as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly for the time being, after the Calcutta High Court declined to interfere with his appointment. The court has, however, made it clear that his position will remain provisional for two months, giving the legal battle over the post a temporary pause.
The BJP on Monday announced its new national team under party president Nitin Nabin, bringing in many new faces and some prominent leaders like former Union minister Smriti Irani as general secretary and former RSS functionary Ram Madhav as vice president.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is set to face a crucial test before the people as his government approaches its first year in office. After the Bharatiya Janata Party’s historic victory in the 2026 Assembly elections, Adhikari became the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal, taking oath on May 9, 2026.
Around 17 lakh applications for the Annapurna Yojana have been rejected after verification because of Aadhaar-related problems, the government said on Monday. The rejection comes just before the third installment of the direct cash transfer scheme for women is distributed.
A sharp political exchange has erupted between Congress leader and former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju over the controversial term “dimagi Naxal” used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day address.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has criticised Congress Soniya Gandhi over an alleged incident involving the singing of Vande Mataram at Congress headquarter on Independence Day.
The West Bengal Assembly, on Wednesday, passed two delimitation bills related to the state’s municipal corporations. The first is the Howrah Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the second is the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The bills were introduced during a special one-day Assembly session.
The government has raised the monthly health-related allowance available to former Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to ₹10,000, providing greater financial support for their medical needs. The move is expected to benefit former legislators, particularly those facing increasing healthcare expenses after retirement.
