PM Modi pays tribute to Rabindranath Tagore at Brigade Parade Grounds ahead of Suvendu Adhikari's swearing-in | Watch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of Pochishe Boishakh. At the Brigade Parade Grounds, PM offered flowers at the image of ‘Bard of Bengal’ on Saturday. He visited Kolkata to attend the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal chief minister.

BJP president Samik Bhattacharya and CM-elect Suvendu Adhikari accompanied PM Modi. Suvendu Adhikari is set to take oath as the first-ever BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal on 9 May, marking a landmark political shift in the state. This is a historic moment as it marks the time a BJP leader will be sworn in West Bengal.

PM Modi entered the venue on an open vehicle as the crowd chanted 'Jay Shri Ram' slogan. He received warm welcome at the venue where thousands of BJP have supporters gathered to witness the oath-taking ceremony. Governor RN Ravi is set to administer oath of office to Suvendu Adhikari.

To mark the poet's birth anniversary, in a post on X, he wrote, “May his thoughts continue to illuminate minds and guide us in our endeavours.”

The Prime Minister said the poet, philosopher and educationist enriched Indian society with creative energy, cultural confidence and profound thought as he called Tagore a “timeless voice of India's civilisational soul.”

PM Modi arrived at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport around 10:00 am and took a helicopter to reach the Race Course ground before proceeding by road to the venue. The BJP secured a landslide victory in assembly polls by securing 207 seats in the 294-member house, ending the Trinamool Congress' 15-year rule in the state.