India, May 10 -- Party is expected to continue keeping controversial faces out of the ministry in future expansion rounds as well.

BJP kept several controversial and tainted MLAs out of the first West Bengal cabinet despite intense lobbying from within the party, as the central leadership sought to send out a political message that the new government would function differently from the Trinamool Congress regime, sources familiar with the discussions said.

Six members, including Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, took oath in the first round of cabinet formation on Friday. The ministers sworn in were Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, Ashok Kirtania, Kshudiram Tudu and former Union Minister of State for Home Nishith Pramanik.

West Bengal can ha...