Bengal Cabinet expansion on June 1; 35 ministers to take oath

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday, May 31, announced that as many as 35 ministers will be sworn in on Monday, June 1, as part of the expansion of his cabinet.

Governor RN Ravi is scheduled to administer the oath at 11 a.m. at the Lok Bhavan.

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“Tomorrow, a full-fledged Council of Ministers of the elected nationalist government will be formed by the verdict of the people of West Bengal,” Adhikari wrote on X.

He added, “For the purpose of expanding the Council of Ministers, 35 ministers of the West Bengal government will take their oaths at Nabanna at 11 a.m. His Excellency the Governor Shri R. N. Ravi will administer their oaths at Nabanna.”

আগামীকাল পশ্চিমবঙ্গের জনগণের রায়ে নির্বাচিত রাষ্ট্রবাদী সরকারের পূর্ণাঙ্গ মন্ত্রীসভা গঠিত হতে চলেছে।
মন্ত্রীসভা সম্প্রসারণের উদ্দেশ্যে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকারের ৩৫ জন মন্ত্রী সকাল ১১ টায় লোকভবনে শপথ গ্রহণ করবেন। মহামান্য রাজ্যপাল শ্রী আর. এন. রবি মহোদয় লোকভবনে তাঁদের শপথ বাক্য পাঠ…

— Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) May 31, 2026

According to reports, several senior leaders in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are expected to be assigned portfolios in the expanded West Bengal Cabinet.

This comes weeks after Adhikari took oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, following the BJP’s historic victory in the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal, marking an end to Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government’s 15-year rule.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the grand swearing-in ceremony, which took place at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata amid massive security arrangements as well as the presence of senior BJP leaders, party workers and supporters from across the state.

Apart from Adhikari, Cabinet Ministers Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, Ashok Kirtania, Nisith Pramanik and Kshudiram Tudu also took oath.