Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday inducted 35 ministers into his cabinet at a swearing-in ceremony held at Lok Bhavan, formally completing the formation of the BJP government's first full-fledged ministry in the state.

Governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers in the presence of the chief minister. The allocation of portfolios is also expected to be announced shortly.

With Monday's expansion, the strength of the West Bengal Council of Ministers has risen to 41, including five ministers who had taken oath earlier.

The ministry features a mix of seasoned politicians and new faces, reflecting the BJP's attempt to strike a balance between experience and fresh leadership.

13 inducted as Cabinet Ministers

A total of 13 leaders were sworn in as Cabinet Ministers:

  • Tapas Roy
  • Dipak Barman
  • Shankar Ghosh
  • Manoj Kumar Oraon
  • Arjun Singh
  • Gouri Shankar Ghosh
  • Jagannath Chatterjee
  • Swapan Dasgupta
  • Kalyan Chakraborty
  • Sharadwat Mukherjee
  • Arup Kumar Das
  • Ajay Kumar Poddar
  • Dudh Kumar Mondal 

Three leaders were inducted as Ministers of State (Independent Charge):

  • Malati Rava Roy
  • Indranil Khan
  • Rajesh Mahata

Ministers of State and earlier inductees

19 leaders took oath as Ministers of State:

  • Jewel Murmu
  • Harekrishna Bera
  • Anandamoy Barman
  • Ashok Dinda
  • Nadiyar Chand Bauri
  • Bishal Lama
  • Shantanu Pramanik
  • Moumita Biswas Mishra
  • Uday Umesh Rai
  • Purnima Chakraborty
  • Kaushik Chowdhury
  • Bhaskar Bhattacharya
  • Dibakar Gharami
  • Amiya Kisku
  • Kalita Maji
  • Gargi Das Ghosh
  • Biraj Biswas
  • Dipankar Jana

Earlier, five leaders had already been sworn in as ministers:

  • Dilip Ghosh
  • Agnimitra Paul
  • Nisith Pramanik
  • Kshudiram Tudu
  • Ashok Kirtania

The cabinet expansion marks a major milestone for the Suvendu Adhikari-led government as it moves to fully operationalise the state's administration following the BJP's victory in the Assembly elections.