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IN PHOTOS: West Bengal expands cabinet; 35 BJP MLAs sworn in as ministers

Updated On: 01 June, 2026 02:22 PM IST | Tarun Verma

The West Bengal government led by Suvendu Adhikari expanded its cabinet on Monday, with 35 BJP MLAs taking oath as ministers. The new induction includes 13 cabinet ministers, taking the total strength of the state cabinet to 19, including the Chief Minister (Pics/X@BJP4Bengal)

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A total of 35 BJP MLAs were sworn in as Ministers at the Lok Bhavan on Monday. (Pics/X@BJP4Bengal)

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A total of 35 BJP MLAs were sworn in as Ministers at the Lok Bhavan on Monday. (Pics/X@BJP4Bengal)
The expansion of the West Bengal Cabinet comes over three weeks after the Suvendu Adhikari-led first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government took the oath in the state after winning the Assembly elections

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The expansion of the West Bengal Cabinet comes over three weeks after the Suvendu Adhikari-led first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government took the oath in the state after winning the Assembly elections

The 35 new ministers include 13 cabinet ministers— Deepak Barman, Tapas Roy, Dr Shankar Ghosh, Manoj Kumar Oraon, Arjun Singh, Gouri Shankar Ghosh, Swapan Dasgupta, Jagannath Chattopadhyay, Kalyan Chakraborty, Ajay Poddar, Dr Saradwat Mukherjee, Dudh Kumar Mondal and Anup Kumar Das

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The 35 new ministers include 13 cabinet ministers— Deepak Barman, Tapas Roy, Dr Shankar Ghosh, Manoj Kumar Oraon, Arjun Singh, Gouri Shankar Ghosh, Swapan Dasgupta, Jagannath Chattopadhyay, Kalyan Chakraborty, Ajay Poddar, Dr Saradwat Mukherjee, Dudh Kumar Mondal and Anup Kumar Das

Adhikari took oath as the Chief Minister on May 9. The five other cabinet members who took oath along with him on May 9 were Agnimitra Paul, Dilip Ghosh, Nisith Pramanik, Ashok Kirtaniya and Khudiram Tudu

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Adhikari took oath as the Chief Minister on May 9. The five other cabinet members who took oath along with him on May 9 were Agnimitra Paul, Dilip Ghosh, Nisith Pramanik, Ashok Kirtaniya and Khudiram Tudu

With the induction of the three 13 new cabinet ministers, the total number of cabinet members in the new West Bengal government, including the Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, increases to 19

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With the induction of the three 13 new cabinet ministers, the total number of cabinet members in the new West Bengal government, including the Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, increases to 19

At a colourful programme at Lok Sabha in Kolkata, which started exactly at 11 a.m., the swearing-in ceremony began with the Chief Secretary, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, reading out the names of the newly inducted ministers one after another

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At a colourful programme at Lok Sabha in Kolkata, which started exactly at 11 a.m., the swearing-in ceremony began with the Chief Secretary, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, reading out the names of the newly inducted ministers one after another

After taking the oath, the new ministers will go to the state secretariat of Nabanna. A meeting of the cabinet chaired by CM Adhikari has been convened at the state secretariat at 3 p.m.

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After taking the oath, the new ministers will go to the state secretariat of Nabanna. A meeting of the cabinet chaired by CM Adhikari has been convened at the state secretariat at 3 p.m.

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A ceremonial command parade at INS Shikra marked the change of command to Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan. (Pic/Atul Kamble)

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