Mamata Banerjee takes oath as West Bengal CM today

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KOLKATA, 05 May 2021 (TON): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will take oath for the third time today on 5 May 2021. The ceremony will be held at 1045 hours at Raj Bhawan and West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will preside over the ceremony in which Mamata Banerjee will be sworn in as the Chief Minister. 

In the 294-seat state assembly, Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress won 213 seats while Bharatiya Janata Party got 77 seats. However, elections for two seats in Murshidabad are postponed due to the demise of candidates due to COVID.

The oath-taking ceremony will be held on low profile keeping the pandemic in mind with limited audience.

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