Sanchita Chatterjee, BS News Agency: Suvendu Adhikari took the oath of office as the state's ninth Chief Minister at the Brigade Parade Ground. Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, Ashok Kirtania, Nisith Pramanik, and Khudiram Tudu were sworn in as ministers. Notably, on this day, Khudiram Tudu—the MLA from Ranibandh in Bankura—recited his oath in the Santhali language. Suvendu is set to become the state's next Chief Minister. The new government is scheduled to take its oath tomorrow—Saturday—at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata (West Bengal BJP Cabinet 2026 List). Find out who has been assigned which responsibilities within the Legislative Assembly (West Bengal BJP Cabinet 2026 List).
In this list, the name of Suvendu Adhikari has been proposed as the Honorable Chief Minister. Under his direct charge, he is set to hold key portfolios such as Home and Hill Affairs, Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Land and Land Reforms, Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation, and Programme Monitoring.
Additionally, two Deputy Chief Ministers have been appointed:
Dilip Ghosh, who has been entrusted with the portfolios of Panchayat and Rural Development, as well as Western Region Development.
Agnimitra Paul, whose responsibilities are designated to include the Departments of Industry, Commerce and Enterprises, as well as Information Technology and Electronics. Various Departments and Their Respective Ministers
Agricultural Marketing: Kaushik Chowdhury
Agriculture: Kaushik Chowdhury
Animal Resources Development: Shukra Munda
Backward Classes Welfare: Mamani Bauri
Consumer Affairs: Shankar Chatterjee
Co-operation: Subrata Kabiraj
Correctional Administration: Sajal Ghosh
Disaster Management and Civil Defence: Rekha Patra
Environment: Amiya Kisku
Finance: Swapan Dasgupta
Fire and Emergency Services: Rekha Patra
Fisheries, Aquaculture, Aquatic Resources, and Fishing Harbours: Sumanta Mondal
Food and Supplies: Shankar Chatterjee
Food Processing Industries and Horticulture: Gopal Chandra Saha
Forests: Amiya Kisku
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Health and Family Welfare: Dr. Indranil Khan
Higher Education: Shankar Ghosh
Home and Hill Affairs: Suvendu Adhikari
Housing: Roopa Ganguly
Industry, Commerce, and Enterprises: Agnimitra Paul
Information and Cultural Affairs: Dhruva Saha
Information Technology and Electronics: Agnimitra Paul
Irrigation and Waterways: Dibyendu Adhikari
Judicial: Kaustav Bagchi
Labour: Ajay Kumar Poddar
Land and Land Reforms, and Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation: Suvendu Adhikari
Law: Kaustav Bagchi
Mass Education Extension and Library Services: Shankar Ghosh
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Textiles: Ajay Kumar Poddar
Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education: Bharat Kumar Jhawar
Non-conventional and Renewable Energy Sources: Lakshan Chandra Gharui
North Bengal Development: Nisith Pramanik
Panchayats and Rural Development: Dilip Ghosh
Parliamentary Affairs: Kaustav Bagchi
Western Region Development: Dilip Ghosh
Personnel and Administrative Reforms: Suvendu Adhikari
Planning and Statistics: Swapan Dasgupta
Power: Lakshman Chandra Gharui
Programme Monitoring: Suvendu Adhikari
State Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction: Agnimitra Paul
Public Health Engineering: Hare Krishna Bera
Public Works: Chandra Shekhar Banerjee
School Education: Shankar Ghosh
Science, Technology, and Biotechnology: Piyush Kanodia
Self-Help Groups and Self-Employment: Chandana Bauri
Sundarbans Affairs: Sumanta Mondal
Technical Education, Training, and Skill Development: Piyush Kanodia
Tourism: Dhruva Saha
Transport: Dibyendu Adhikari
Tribal Development: Khudiram Tudu
Urban Development and Municipal Affairs: Roopa Ganguly
Women and Child Development and Social Welfare: Chandana Bauri
Youth Welfare and Sports: Ashok Dinda
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