West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in his first official meeting with the Prime Minister since assuming office earlier this month.
The meeting comes days after Adhikari was sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal following the BJP’s sweeping victory in the recently concluded Assembly elections.
In a post on X, the Prime Minister’s Office said: “Chief Minister of West Bengal, Shri @SuvenduWB met Prime Minister @narendramodi.”
Adhikari later described the meeting as a “fruitful discussion” and said it was an honour to meet the Prime Minister after taking charge of the state.
“This marks my first official meeting with Hon’ble PM since assuming the responsibility of serving the people of West Bengal as the Chief Minister,” Adhikari said.
He thanked Modi for his “warm wishes” and for the Centre’s continued support towards the state’s development.
According to Adhikari, the Prime Minister reiterated his vision of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas” and assured full cooperation from the Centre for West Bengal’s growth and infrastructure development.
“I am incredibly thankful to him for assuring all possible help, guidance, and central support to rescue West Bengal from years of stagnation and place it firmly on the fast track of economic growth, industrial revival and youth empowerment,” the Chief Minister said.
Adhikari also asserted that the state government was committed to ushering in a phase of “double-engine growth, transparent governance and holistic development” with support from the Centre.
Prime Minister Modi had attended Adhikari’s swearing-in ceremony in Kolkata on May 9.
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