India, June 2 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari expanded the West Bengal Cabinet to 41 members on Monday. Governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office at Lok Bhavan to 35 legislators, including senior journalist and former Consulting Editor of The Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta.

Thirteen BJP MLAs were appointed as Cabinet ministers, three as ministers of State (independent charge), and 19 as ministers of State. The Council of Ministers now comprises 41 members, three fewer than the 44 permitted in the 294-member Assembly.

"The distribution of portfolios the ministers will take place on Wednesday during a meeting chaired by the CM at the secretariat," said Cabinet Minister Tapas Roy. Earlier on May 9, five Cabinet Ministers and Adhikari w...