#WATCH | Odisha: Christopher Cooter, High Commissioner of Canada to India, paid a courtesy call on Naveen Patnaik, Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly, today at Naveen Niwas in Bhubaneswar.

#WATCH | Kolkata | Suvendu Adhikari elected as the Leader of West Bengal BJP Legislative Party, set to be the new CM of the state.

#WATCH | Kolkata | "...I announce the name of Suvendu Adhikari elected as Leader of West Bengal BJP Legislative Party," says Union Home Minister Amit Shah, appointed as the Central Observer for the election of the legislative party leader in West Bengal.

#WATCH | Bhubaneswar | Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das says, “The Governor of Tamil Nadu should have respected the majority of the voters of Tamil Nadu, especially when a new party has emerged in the leadership of Vijay… After the mandate, he has a single majority.

#WATCH | Bhubaneswar, Odisha: On Suvendu Adhikari being elected as the leader of the West Bengal BJP Legislative Party, BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi says, "I extend my best wishes to Suvendu Adhikari. From the BJP's side, a huge responsibility has been placed on his shoulders. For

#WATCH | Bhubaneswar, Odisha: BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda says, "We have achieved historic victories in Assam, West Bengal, and Puducherry. People have trust in the Prime Minister, they have love... The progress that has happened in Assam, the work that the double-engine

Kolkata | BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal since independence

#WATCH Kolkata | BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal since independence

#WATCH Kolkata | BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal since independence

#WATCH Kolkata | BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari greets PM Narendra Modi and other senior leaders of the NDA after taking oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal

Kolkata | BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal since independence

Kolkata | BJP leader Dilip Ghosh takes oath as a minister in the West Bengal government

Kolkata | BJP leader Agnimitra Paul takes oath as a minister in the West Bengal government

#WATCH | Kolkata | On West Bengal govt formation, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says, "...BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has taken oath as the CM of the state, the state will develop under the leadership of PM Modi and Suvendu Adhikari..."

#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal: On West Bengal government formation, Daitapati Bhabani Das Maharaj, Chief Servitor, Jagannath Temple, Puri, says, "We said the same thing then, and we say it again: if you go against the scriptures and play games with religion, the result will be

#WATCH | Puri, Odisha: Today is the last day of Mahaprabhu's external sandalwood yatra. According to tradition, the axle and axle work of three chariots was completed today on Bhaunri. After the morning sun, the three-sided puja pandas brought three prayer beads and attached them

#WATCH | Puri, Odisha: On the preparations for Jagannath Rath Yatra, chariot artisan, Alok Bhoi says, “Today is a big day for us…in the Bhaunri tithi, the wheels and the axles are connected…”

#WATCH | Puri, Odisha: On the preparations for Jagannath Rath Yatra, devotee, D.K. Mishra says, “…today the lord, in his Madhusudan form, will sail 21 times in the Narendra lake. It is a very auspicious day….”

#WATCH | TVK Chief Vijay meets Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the Lok Bhavan. With the support of Congress, CPI, CPI(M), VCK and IUML, 121 MLAs are now in support of TVK, and its path to form a government in the state is now clear. (Source: Lok Bhavan)

#WATCH | Jharsuguda, Odisha: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says, "A new government has been formed in Bengal. Suvendu Adhikari has become the new Chief Minister. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the entire NDA leadership arrived in Kolkata today to support him...For the first