Mumbai, June 1 -- The West Bengal government underwent a major cabinet expansion with 35 new ministers taking oath at a swearing-in ceremony held at Lok Bhavan in Kolkata.

Governor R. N. Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new members of the Council of Ministers in the presence of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, senior BJP leaders and state officials.

The expansion comes around three weeks after the BJP formed its first government in West Bengal following its victory in the 2026 Assembly elections. When Adhikari was sworn in as chief minister on 9 May 2026, only five ministers had taken oath alongside him.

Among those inducted as Cabinet Ministers were Swapan Dasgupta, Arjun Singh, Manoj Oraon, Jagannath Chattopadh...