This Article is From May 27, 2016

Mamata Banerjee Takes Oath As Chief Minister Of West Bengal: Live Updates

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today takes oath as Chief Minister of West Bengal for a second time at the gala swearing-in ceremony to be held at prestigious Red Road in Kolkata.
May 27, 2016 13:07 (IST)

May 27, 2016 13:06 (IST)

RJD chief Lalu Prasad with former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah
May 27, 2016 12:57 (IST)

May 27, 2016 12:50 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee Sworn In, Arvind Kejriwal, Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav, Derek O'Brien  all present




May 27, 2016 12:44 (IST)
Mamata Banerjee takes oath as West Bengal chief minister for second term




May 27, 2016 12:42 (IST)


Former cricketer Saurabh Ganguly at the venue
May 27, 2016 12:41 (IST)
Amit Shah on Mamata Banerjee swearing-in

Just because two of our ministers are attending the ceremony doesn't mean we will stop our fight against Trinamool Congress in Bengal. We will continue to fight till we form a government there.
We are sending our representatives because we respect the mandate of the people of Bengal.

May 27, 2016 12:35 (IST)
Lalu Yadav, Nitish Kumar, Bhutan PM arrive at the Venue
May 27, 2016 12:19 (IST)
From the venue

A very celebratory mood
People walking in large numbers as for the first time its open to the common
People are shouting slogans Trinamool zindabad... Mamata Zindabad... Vande Mantaram
20,000 chairs kept for common man
Huge cutout of Mamata Banerjee at the venue


May 27, 2016 11:49 (IST)
Arun Jaitley arrives at the Venue
May 27, 2016 11:07 (IST)

Security personnel with a sniffer dog inspecting the venue of swearing-in ceremony in Kolkata
May 27, 2016 10:53 (IST)

From Patna to Kolkata: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Yadav on their way to Kolkata to attend the swearing-in
May 27, 2016 10:50 (IST)
Expected At The Oath Taking Ceremony

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
RJD's Lalu Yadav,
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan
Shahrukh Khan

May 27, 2016 10:35 (IST)


Bengal's fanciest oath ceremony today on Kolkata's Red Road
May 27, 2016 10:31 (IST)
Grand Event
  • Stage the size of a tennis court
  • Huge air-conditioned VIP lounge
  • A green landscaped garden
  • A fountain right in front of the stage


May 27, 2016 10:12 (IST)
On Kolkata's famous Red Road, where fighter planes landed during World War II, Mamata Banerjee will take oath at 12.45 pm today.
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