WATCH | West Bengal Governor swears in 35 Ministers at Lok Bhavan in Kolkata

• June 01, 2026 11:25

  New government is committed to fulfilling its promises: Samik Bhattacharya

  West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya said that the new government under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is “committed” to fulfilling its promises. 

  In a post on X, ahead of the Cabinet expansion, he said, “1 June, 2026 - A new beginning of hope in the lives of the state’s people.”

  Listing the promises of his party, he said, “From today, free travel service for women has been launched in the state’s government buses. At the same time, the full implementation of the ‘Annapurna Yojana’ is beginning. The administration and workers have already taken to the field to ensure that government assistance reaches the homes of the actual beneficiaries. Standing by the people, for the development of the people — the new government is committed to fulfilling its promises.”

  “Keeping Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas” at the forefront, the double-engine government believes — the right to development belongs to the person at the farthest end of society as well,” he said.

  “Honoring mothers and sisters, standing by the poor, and bringing a smile to every family’s face is our commitment. New government, new momentum — West Bengal moves forward on the path of development,” he said.

• June 01, 2026 11:20

  List of Ministers of State

  Here is the list of Ministers of State sworn-in today: 

  1. Joel Murmu
  2. Hare Krishna Bera
  3. Anandamay Barman
  4. Ashok Dinda
  5. Nadiar Chand Bauri
  6. Vishal Lama
  7. Shantanu Pramanik
  8. Moumita Biswas Mishra
  9. Umesh Ray
  10. Purnima Chakravarty
  11. Kaushik Chowdhury
  12. Bhaskar Bhattacharya
  13. Dibakar Gharami
  14. Amiya Kisku
  15. Kalita Majhi
  16. Gargi Das Ghosh
  17. Biraj Biswas
  18. Dipankar Jana
  19. Sumana Sarkar

• June 01, 2026 11:13

  List of Ministers

  Here is the list of MLAs slated to take oath today: 

  1. Dipak Barman
  2. Tapas Roy
  3. Arjun Singh
  4. Gaurishankar Ghosh
  5. Kalyan Chakraborty
  6. Sharadwat Mukherjee
  7. Dr Sankar Ghosh
  8. Manoj Oraon
  9. Jagannath Chattopadhyay
  10. Swapan Dasgupta
  11. Arup Kumar Das
  12. Ajay Poddar
  13. Dudhkumar Mondal

  Ministers of State (independent charge)

  1. Malati Rava Rai
  2. Indranil Khan
  3. Rajesh Mahato

• June 01, 2026 11:08

  West Bengal Cabinet expansion: 35 MLAs to take oath

  West Bengal’s first BJP-helmed Cabinet will be sworn-in on Monday (June 1, 2026), with 35 MLAs set to take oath as Ministers, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said.

  West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi will administer the oath at the Lok Bhavan in Kolkata.

  After the induction of the 35 legislators into the Council of Ministers, the Cabinet strength will be 41, three short of the maximum count of Ministers that a government can have in the 294-member Assembly.

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