Suvendu Adhikari
Subhendu Adhikari, Suvendu Adhikary
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Who is this?
Suvendu Adhikari (born 15 December 1970) is an Indian politician who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party since May 2021. Adhikari previously worked in the state ministry for the West Bengal government from 2016 to 2020. He was elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Nandigram in 2016 and 2021, previously for South Contai in 2005, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamluk in 2009, and 2014. He previously served as the Minister of Transport from 2016 to 2020, Irrigation and Water resource from 2018 to 2020 in the Government of West Bengal. He was also a member of Lok Sabha from Tamluk from 2009 to 2016 and the chairperson of Jute Corporation of India from 2020 to 2021. He was a member of the Trinamool Congress from 1998 to 2020 and Indian National Congress from 1995 to 1998. He is the son of Sisir Adhikari, Member of Parliament and former Union Minister of State for Rural Development in the Manmohan Singh government.
Career
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What happened recently
7 dead in rain-related incidents in West Bengal, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announces compensation
Bengal Begins Full Preparations For Census 2027; CM Adhikari Criticises Past Delays
West Bengal gears up for Census 2027: CM Suvendu Adhikari launches digital self-enumeration portal, ops to begin in Aug 2026
West Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari says Census 2027 to start on Aug 1 amid 'demographic changes'
Detention centres in Bengal: How citizenship politics is fuelling Hindutva’s expansion in the East
Bungalow at Salt Lake's FF Block in race for Suvendu Adhikari’s official residence
Hundreds try to flee to Bangladesh as West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari says quit India
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari announces Rs 5 fish-rice meals: 5 other inexpensive foods to enjoy in Bengal
Ayushman Bharat enrollment begins in West Bengal, benefits likely from July: CM Suvendu Adhikari
JP Nadda reviews healthcare systems in West Bengal with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari
Ayushman Bharat card rollout in Bengal in July, 7 years after TMC withdrew scheme
Bengal gets Rs 3,000 crore Central aid, Ayushman Bharat card rollout from July: Suvendu
Government to introduce new recruitment policy in next Assembly session: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari
West Bengal gained infamy due to recruitment scams; will bring State out of this situation: CM Suvendu Adhikari
Bengal gained ‘infamy’ due to recruitment scams, need to restore state’s image: CM Suvendu Adhikari
Bengal gained infamy due to recruitment scams, will bring state out of this situation: CM
Suvendu calls on President, Rajnath Singh in Delhi, will firm up cabinet after meeting with Shah
Suvendu Adhikari meets PM Modi in 1st Delhi visit as Bengal CM; discussions on state’s future spark buzz
BJP President Nitin Nabin meets West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari at party headquarters in New Delhi
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari meets President Murmu, PM Modi, Amit Shah in Delhi
Suvendu Adhikari Announces New Direct Deportation Policy For Illegal Bangladeshi Migrants
Not to courts, directly to BSF: CM Adhikari's order to Bengal cops on Bangladesh illegals
Uttar Pradesh court rejects CBI plea seeking custody of guns seized in Suvendu Adhikari
Suvendu Adhikari aide murder case: UP Court rejects CBI plea for custody of recovered firearms
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Visits Belur Math For The First Time After Assuming Office
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari says govt to hand over detained Bangladeshis directly to BSF, not courts
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