Overview
- Suvendu Adhikari took office as chief minister in a public swearing-in attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.
- Party sources say the new government intends to run day-to-day work from Writers’ Building rather than Nabanna in Howrah.
- The heritage complex is still under renovation with workers cleaning corridors and verandas, so the relocation will not be immediate.
- The landmark and nearby government offices were lit in orange lights after Adhikari was announced as chief minister, signaling the planned change.
- Writers’ Building dates to 1777 and served as the state secretariat for decades before the Mamata Banerjee government shifted operations to Nabanna in 2013.