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Thirty-five BJP MLAs, including Tapas Roy, Shankar Ghosh and Swapan Dasgupta, took oath as Ministers on Monday (June 1, 2026) as part of an expansion of the Suvendu Adhikari-led cabinet in West Bengal.
BJP legislators Swapan Dasgupta, Dudh Kumar Mondal, Deepak Burman, Manoj Oraon, Gouri Shankar Ghosh, Arjun Singh, Tapas Roy, Saradwat Mukherjee, Jagannath Chattopadhyay and Shankar Ghosh were sworn in as Cabinet Ministers in the Suvendu Adhikari government.
MLAs Rajesh Mahata, Indranil Khan and Malati Rava Roy took oath as Ministers of State (independent charge).
BJP legislators Santanu Pramanik, Purnima Chakraborty, Umesh Rai, Joyel Murmu, Ashok Dinda, Anandamoy Burman, Kaushik Chowdhury, Gargi Das Ghosh, Bhaskar Bhattacharya, Dibakar Gharami and Sumana Sarkar were sworn in as Ministers of State.
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.
Here is the list of Ministers of State sworn-in today:
Here is the list of MLAs slated to take oath today:
Ministers of State (independent charge)
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.
Published - June 01, 2026 11:06 am IST
Bengal / Kolkata / West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 / election / Live news / Bengal
Source: The Hindu - India News
