Kolkata, June 1: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday expanded the State Cabinet by inducting 35 new Minister.
Initially, only six BJP leaders including CM Suvendu Adhikari, Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, and others were sworn in when he became West Bengal's first BJP Chief Minister on May 9, 2026.
Governor R N Ravi administered the oath to the new Ministers, bringing the total strength of the Council of Ministers to 41 under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's administration. The expansion marks a significant reshuffle as the State Government moves to strengthen its administrative team and governance across various departments.
MLAs Dipak Barman, Arjun Singh, Shankar Ghosh, Gauri Shankar Ghosh, Tapash Roy, Manoj Kumar Oraon, Jagannath Chattopadhyay, Ajoy Poddar, Swapan Dasgupta, Dr. Sharadwat Mukherjee and Kalyan Chakraborti were among those sworn in as new Ministers.
Ahead of swearing-in ceremony. Chief Minister Adhikari on Sunday said that 35 more Ministers will be inducted into the state government at an oath-taking ceremony.
In a post on X, the Chief Minister stated that Governor RN Ravi will administer the oath of office to the new ministers at Lok Bhavan.
"The full Cabinet of the democratically elected Nationalist State Government of West Bengal will be sworn in at the Lok Bhavan. 35 Ministers of the WB Govt will take their Oath of Office, administered by His Excellency, the Hon'ble Governor Shri R N Ravi Ji. We stand committed to fulfilling the aspirations of the People of West Bengal," he said.
