Durga Puja pandal on Suvendu Adhikari: Bengal CM’s political journey set to be displayed in Kolkata

Focus on ‘Sanatani CM’

Speaking with The Indian Express over phone, Chandrachur Goswami, state president of Hindu Mahasabha talked about the inspiration behind their pandal’s theme this year.

“Like us, he is a Sanatani. He is the heart of the new government. Out of respect for him, we have decided to base our theme of this year’s Durga Puja on his political journey,” Goswami said.

He said details of Adhikari’s early life and politics have been gathered by the outfit members in Purba Medinipur district, from where the chief minister hails. The pandal will also showcase various initiatives and achievements of the new BJP government in the state, he added.

Suvendu’s bust, miniature art, documentary, & more

Speaking about the attractions at their pandal, Goswami said it would feature a bust of the chief minister, along with artist Manik Debnath’s miniature art showing Adhikari’s face on a moong dal pulse.

“The Durga idol is being made by artist Balai Pal of Kalighat. On the backside of the idol, many state government initiatives will be highlighted,” he said.

Goswami added that a documentary on Adhikari’s political journey will also be shown at the pandal. “We are also accepting similar documentaries on him from other organisations which we will showcase in the Puja,” he said.

CM’s parents to be invited

Besides, Goswami said that he and his team are planning to visit Adhikari’s ancestral home in Kanthi, Purba Medinipur district, to invite the chief minister’s parents to their Durga Puja pandal. Organisers are also planning to invite the chief minister and Governor R N Ravi for the Durga Puja.

Suvendu Adhikari is the ninth chief minister of West Bengal. The 55-year-old leader is the son of veteran politician and former Union Minister, Sisir Adhikari. Suvendu started his political career with the Congress, before joining the Trinamool Congress in 1998. He served as an MLA for Kanthi Dakshin in 2005, and a Member of Parliament from Tamluk in 2009 and 2014.

Adhikari has also remained the state’s transport minister and water minister. He joined the BJP in 2020, and defeated TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram in 2021.

In the 2026 Assembly polls, Adhikari also defeated Mamata in her home turf, Bhabanipur, while simultaneously winning a massive mandate for the BJP in the state, leading to the party’s first government in West Bengal.