West Bengal: 35 Ministers Inducted In The Cabinet Taking The Total To 41.

Kolkata; June 2026: Today (Monday – 01st June 2026), 35 new ministers were sworn in the West Bengal cabinet presenting a mix of seasoned politicians, emerging leaders, diverse social representation, and professionally accomplished individuals. Governor R. N. Ravi administered the oath of office, taking the strength of the Council of Ministers to 41 under the leadership of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.

The cabinet presents a balanced mix of senior leadership, organisationally strong functionaries, socially representative faces, and professionally accomplished individuals, with the average age of ministers found to be 57 years.

04 ministers are below the age of 50, with Mathabhanga MLA Nishith Pramanick emerging as the youngest member of the cabinet.

The cabinet also reflects strong educational credentials, with 83% of ministers (15 members) holding graduate or higher degrees and nearly 67% (12 members) possessing postgraduate qualifications or above. 03 cabinet members also hold PhD degrees.

The composition of the cabinet reflects representation across 13 distinct caste groups, including representation from 08 of the top 10 caste groups in West Bengal.

Among the 03 Scheduled Caste ministers, representation has been given to both Rajbongshi and

Namashudra communities, ensuring outreach to key SC voters. Nishith Pramanick and Deepak Burman represent the Rajbongshi community, while Ashok Kirtaniya represents the Namashudra community.

In Scheduled Tribe (ST) representation, Manoj Kumar Oraon represents the Oraon community and the tea garden belt of North Bengal, while Khudiram Tudu represents the Santhal community from the Jungle Mahal region.

The cabinet also reflects regional representation across the party’s five zones, with 04 ministers drawn from Uttar Banga, and Nabadwip, 03 from Kolkata, 02 from HHM and 05 Ministers from Rarh Banga.

A notable feature of the cabinet is the inclusion of leaders from diverse professional backgrounds, including medical practitioners, academicians, teachers, journalists and public intellectuals. Among medical professionals inducted into the cabinet are Dr. Ajay Kumar Poddar and Dr Sharadwat Mukhopadhyay, while academicians include Dr Kalyan Chakraborty and Dr Shankar Ghosh.

The cabinet also includes journalists and public intellectuals such as Swapan Dasgupta and Jagannath Chattopadhyay.

05 ministers have teaching backgrounds, including Nishith Pramanick, Manoj Kumar Oraon, Deepak Burman, Arup Kumar Das and Khudiram Tudu.

Several ministers have previously held key organisational positions within the party, including former state BJP president Dilip Ghosh, state vice presidents Deepak Burman, Agnimitra Paul and Jagannath Chattopadhyay, along with BJP ST Morcha national secretary Khudiram Tudu.

The cabinet also includes leaders with extensive legislative and administrative experience, including 01 former Union Minister, 01 former state cabinet minister, 04 former MPs and 09 multiple-term MLAs, as well as members from the BJP party organisation.

Nishith Pramanick has previously served as a Union Minister, while Tapash Roy is a former state cabinet minister. Former MPs in the cabinet include Dilip Ghosh, Arjun Singh and Swapan Dasgupta.

Several ministers are also seasoned legislators, including Tapash Roy, a six-term MLA; Arjun Singh, a five-term MLA; Manoj Kumar Oraon, a three-term MLA; Deepak Burman, Dr. Shankar Ghosh, Gauri Sankar Ghosh, Ashok Kirtaniya, Arup Kumar Das, Agnimitra Paul, and Ajay Kumar Poddar, all two-term MLAs.

Team Maverick.