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Mamata Banerjee quietly edits her X bio dropping Honourable CM title after Suvendu Adhikari oath

Politics
Published on 9 May 2026
Mamata Banerjee quietly edits her X bio dropping Honourable CM title after Suvendu Adhikari oath

The title vanished from her profile just hours after

Hours after BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as West Bengal’s ninth chief minister, Mamata Banerjee made a symbolic digital shift. She updated her official X bio, removing the “Honourable CM of West Bengal” line. The change came shortly after Adhikari’s high-profile oath ceremony in Kolkata, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leaders.

  • Mamata Banerjee removed “Honourable CM of West Bengal” from her X bio
  • The update followed Suvendu Adhikari’s oath as BJP’s first CM since independence
  • Adhikari was sworn in at a major Kolkata ceremony with Narendra Modi present
  • The move signals a public, symbolic shift in Bengal’s political narrative
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