Oath-taking tomorrow: 4,000 cops deployed, 10 lakh people expected to attend

3 min learnKolkataCould 8, 2026 03:48 AM IST

The Brigade Parade Floor is being was a fortress for the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal’s first BJP authorities on Saturday, Could 9, with the police anticipating a crowd of almost 10 lakh people.

The ceremony, which coincides with the cultural fervor of Rabindra Jayanti, marks a seismic shift in Bengal’s political panorama following the BJP’s landslide victory of 207 seats within the 294-member Meeting.

The oath ceremony, scheduled at 10 am, is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and prime NDA leaders.   The newly elected BJP MLAs will meet at 4:00 pm on Friday, Could 8, to elect their chief, who can be sworn in as Chief Minister.

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Kolkata Police has sounded a excessive alert and deployed 4,000 personnel to guarantee “zero-error” safety.

The operations are being personally spearheaded by Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand and beneath his route, a multi-tier safety ring of Further Commissioners, Joint Commissioners and DC-level officers will monitor the venue.

Moreover, the central forces can be working in tandem with the state police to forestall any post-poll friction through the mega-event.   Site visitors restrictions and diversions are additionally possible across the space on Saturday to keep away from congestion, police added.

A senior Kolkata police officer stated that the over 900-acre floor has been divided into round 30 sectors for efficient crowd administration and safety, including that every of the 30 sectors can be supervised by a police officer of the rank of deputy commissioner or assistant commissioner.

Your entire Brigade Floor space has been declared a ‘No-Fly Zone’. Non-public drones are strictly prohibited and police will keep aerial surveillance. Each high-rise constructing overlooking the Maidan can be manned by snipers and observers.   “Provided that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah are the friends of honour, the Particular Safety Group will take cost of safety and Kolkata Police and central forces will guarantee no untoward incident happens,” the police stated.

Senior officers at Lalbazar, the Kolkata Police headquarters, held a high-level assembly on Wednesday to finalise the safety blueprint for the occasion, which is probably going to witness an enormous gathering.

Door-frame metallic detectors and handheld scanners can be put in at entry factors, whereas CCTV cameras will monitor all the venue. “We’re making elaborate preparations to be sure that no prohibited or harmful objects are introduced inside the bottom. Surveillance will even be carried out from close by rooftops,” the officer stated.

BJP’s successful candidate from Rajarhat Gopalpur, Tarunjyoti Tiwari, stated the celebration is making ready for “an enormous gathering of 10 to 11 lakh people at Brigade Floor”.  “Each single Meeting constituency will see at the least 3,000 supporters travelling to town. This can be a historic second that Bengal will witness this Saturday,” Tiwari stated throughout a website evaluation.