Mamata Banerjee takes oath as CM of West Bengal for 3rd time

Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday took oath as the chief minister of West Bengal for her third consecutive term  after winning the high-stakes West Bengal Assembly elections on May 2. The oath-taking ceremony, held at Raj Bhavan, was organised keeping in mind the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) protocols. It was a low-key event in which chief ministers of other states and leaders of other political parties were not invited. 

Soon after taking oath, the CM urged all political parties to ensure peace prevails in state. Governor Dhankhar, too, condemned the reports of post-poll violence in state and said that the government needed put an end to it. "Our first priority is to end horrendous post poll violence in state," he said. He had earlier called the law and order situation in state 'alarming' and summoned the state’s director general of police (DGP). Since the election verdict on Sunday, there have been clashes involving both the Trinamool Congress and the BJP. Both parties have traded blame for the violence.