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Watch: PM Modi bows down with folded hands before Kolkata crowd as BJP forms first govt in West Bengal

Times of India · May 9, 2026, 7:50 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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Prime Minister Modi expressed profound gratitude to the people of Bengal, bowing with folded hands after the BJP's historic Assembly election victory. Alongside new chief minister Adhikari, he shared an emotional moment with 98-year-old veteran Makhanlal Sarkar, even touching his feet in a gesture o

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Watch: PM Modi bows down with folded hands before Kolkata crowd as BJP forms first govt in West Bengal

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