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.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad with former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah
Mamata Banerjee Sworn In, Arvind Kejriwal, Nitish Kumar, Lalu Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav, Derek O'Brien all present
Mamata Banerjee takes oath as West Bengal chief minister for second term
Former cricketer Saurabh Ganguly at the venue
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.
Lalu Yadav, Nitish Kumar, Bhutan PM arrive at the Venue
From the venueA 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
Arun Jaitley arrives at the Venue
Security personnel with a sniffer dog inspecting the venue of swearing-in ceremony in Kolkata
From Patna to Kolkata: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Yadav on their way to Kolkata to attend the swearing-in
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
Bengal's fanciest oath ceremony today on Kolkata's Red Road
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
On Kolkata's famous Red Road, where fighter planes landed during World War II, Mamata Banerjee will take oath at 12.45 pm today.