West Bengal Cabinet expansion: 35 more Ministers to be sworn in on June 1

Thirty 5 Ministers volition beryllium sworn into the West Bengal Cabinet connected Monday (June 1, 2026) arsenic a portion of an enlargement of the Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.

The Chief Minister confirmed the Cabinet enlargement with a societal media post. “Tomorrow, a full-fledged Council of Ministers of the elected nationalist authorities volition beryllium formed by the verdict of the radical of West Bengal. For the intent of expanding the Council of Ministers, 35 Ministers of the West Bengal authorities volition instrumentality their oaths,” helium said.

After the landslide triumph successful the West Bengal Assembly polls, Mr. Adhikari and 5 different BJP MLAs — Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, Ashok Kirtania, Nisith Pramanik and Kshudiram Tudu — were sworn successful arsenic Ministers by Governor R. N. Ravi connected May 9.

With 35 much Ministers, the Cabinet spot (including the Chief Minister) volition summation to 41. As per Article 164(1A) of the Constitution, the full fig of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, successful the Council of Ministers successful a State shall not transcend 15%.

West Bengal has 294 seats successful the State Legislative Assembly and 15% of this fig is 44. Therefore, the Council of Ministers tin person a maximum of 44 members. The BJP has 208 MLA successful the 294-member House.

Chief Minister Adhikari is apt to see elder enactment leaders similar Tapas Roy, Sankar Ghosh and Swapan Dasgupta successful his Cabinet. Former Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh and elder BJP person Ritesh Tewari are besides among different apical contenders. Some women MLAs similar Roopa Ganguly and Chandana Bauri whitethorn besides beryllium administered oath arsenic Ministers.

Along with seniority, the BJP is apt to springiness considerations to determination and community-wise representations. The enactment volition person to guarantee that each communities similar Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and women are represented successful the archetypal BJP Cabinet successful the State. The Cabinet is apt to person to person representatives from northbound Bengal and southwest Bengal, thing which astir of the earlier governments successful West Bengal person ignored.