Subrata Gupta, ECI's special observer for SIR, appointed West Bengal CM's advisor

Retired IAS serviceman Subrata Gupta was connected Saturday (May 9, 2026) appointed the advisor to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, according to a notification.

Mr. Gupta, an serviceman of the 1990 batch, was engaged by the Election Commission of India (ECI) arsenic the Special Roll Observer for the SIR exercise, held anterior to the recently-concluded Assembly elections.

"Mr. Gupta's immense acquisition is expected to assistance the caller medication successful argumentation coordination and governance-related matters," an authoritative said.

The caller BJP authorities besides appointed IAS serviceman Shantanu Bala arsenic the main minister's backstage secretary, according to different notification.

Mr. Bala, an serviceman of the 2017 batch, was the further territory magistrate of South 24 Parganas successful his past assignment.

"Bala's assignment is portion of the restructuring of the Chief Minister's Office pursuing the alteration successful government," different authoritative said.

Both officers person been asked to instrumentality complaint of their caller assignments immediately, according to the notifications.