‘7 days of visible poriborton in Bengal’: BJP hails rapid governance push under double engine govt led by CM Suvendu
The Statesman | 18 May 2026
Just a week after the formation of the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal, the state’s political atmosphere has sharply shifted, with the BJP claiming that “Poriborton” has already begun taking visible shape across administration, policing, border security, welfare delivery and anti-corruption action.
In a political message aimed directly at the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) regime, BJP West Bengal on Monday highlighted a series of decisions and crackdowns carried out between May 9 and May 16, projecting them as signs of “real governance” under the Double Engine Government led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
In a social media post, BJP West Bengal said that developments witnessed within the first seven days of the new government were changes that “West Bengal under TMC couldn’t deliver in 15 years.”
The government’s first week has been marked by aggressive administrative restructuring, arrests in politically sensitive cases, anti-syndicate drives, welfare announcements and renewed focus on border security and institutional reforms.
The state government launched statewide operations targeting illegal coal mining, sand mining, arms networks, explosives rackets and alleged extortion syndicates operating across multiple districts. The Chief Minister announced an intensified crackdown on illegal coal and sand mining syndicates, while police forces were instructed to conduct coordinated drives against criminal networks. Police also launched action against illegal toll syndicates and smuggling operations, particularly in border districts.
Border management emerged as another major priority area for the new administration. The government ordered regular border coordination meetings aimed at improving surveillance, intelligence sharing and crime control in frontier districts. Detailed directives were also issued to all SPs and Police Commissioners regarding enhanced border coordination.
A major decision was also taken to complete land transfer to the Border Security Force within 45 days to speed up fencing work along unfenced India-Bangladesh border stretches.
The government additionally initiated stricter vigilance regarding illegal slaughter involving cows, calves, bulls, bullocks and buffaloes.
The administration also ordered permanent electricity and water disconnection for illegal factories and unauthorised constructions, while civic infrastructure and road barricades began shifting to internationally accepted yellow-and-white standards, replacing the earlier blue-and-white pattern.
With the BJP aggressively projecting these actions as proof of swift governance, the political battle over whether the promised “Poriborton” has truly begun in Bengal is expected to intensify further in the coming weeks.