From The Hindu · Shrabana Chatterjee & · · 1m 10s
BJP's first Durga Puja signals West Bengal shift
West Bengal's new BJP government marks its first Durga Puja with a major state event, reflecting political change while echoing its predecessor's approach.
In brief
West Bengal's new BJP government marks its first Durga Puja with a major state event, reflecting political change while echoing its predecessor's approach. West Bengal's newly elected BJP government organised its first major Durga Puja event on October tenth at Eden Gardens, signalling political transition in the…
BJP government's first Durga Puja event
On October ten this year, West Bengal's newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party government organised its first major event to welcome Goddess Durga at Kolkata's Eden Gardens Cricket Stadium on Mahalaya.
Chief Minister leads two-kilometre procession
Suvendu Adhikari, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, flanked by cabinet ministers, walked the two-kilometre stretch from Red Road to Eden Gardens, illuminated with bright red-and-cream lights.
Event echoes TMC's earlier carnival approach
The event featured art forms from various districts of West Bengal and was reminiscent of the Durga Puja carnival organised during the All India Trinamool Congress regime, which governed from two thousand eleven to two…
Mahalaya marks Durga Puja countdown
Mahalaya, the first day of Debi Pokkho, the fortnight of Goddess Durga, heralds the countdown to Durga Puja. The BJP's event signified both change and continuity in West Bengal's festival traditions.
The bottom line
West Bengal's newly elected BJP government organised its first major Durga Puja event on October tenth at Eden Gardens, signalling political transition in the state.
