BJP MLAs Deepak Barman, Arjun Singh, Shankar Ghosh, Gauri Shankar Ghosh, Tapas Roy and Manoj Kumar Oraon, among 35 others took oath as Cabinet Ministers in CM Suvendu Adhikari led state government.
Governor R N Ravi administered the oath, bringing the total strength of the Council of Ministers to 41. The expansion marks a significant reshuffle as the state government moves to strengthen its administrative team and governance across various departments.
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MLAs Dipak Barman, Arjun Singh, Shankar Ghosh, Gauri Shankar Ghosh, Tapash Roy, Manoj Kumar Oraon, Jagannath Chattopadhyay, Ajoy Poddar, Swapan Dasgupta, Dr. Sharadwat Mukherjee and Kalyan Chakraborti were among those sowrn in as new ministers.
The ceremony at Lok Bhawan reflects the growing responsibilities and portfolios being distributed among the new ministers.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Arjun Singh on Monday who is part of the new cabinet expressed his readiness to take on new responsibilities in line with party and public expectations, as the West Bengal cabinet is set for expansion
