BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday took oath as the ninth Chief Minister of West Bengal at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground, becoming the first leader from the BJP party to assume the state's top post.
Governor R N Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Adhikari and five Cabinet Ministers in what was also the first swearing-in ceremony ever held at the iconic ground. The Bengal Cabinet is expected to be expanded later.
The high-security event drew a galaxy of NDA leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states — Rekha Gupta of Delhi, Madan Lal Sharma of Rajasthan, Mohan Yadav of Madhya Pradesh, and Yogi Adityanath of Uttar Pradesh, among others.
Here's the full list of the five ministers:
Dilip Ghosh
Ghosh is a veteran BJP politician from West Bengal who previously served as the state unit's president and as Member of Parliament from Medinipur. He also served as one of the national vice presidents of the BJP from 2021 to 2023.
Ghosh began his political journey as a volunteer of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1984. His tenure as state president coincided with the BJP's strongest-ever performance in West Bengal in 2019, when the party won 18 of 42 Lok Sabha seats. He won from Kharagpur Sadar assembly constituency in 2026 with a margin of over 30,000 votes.
Agnimitra Paul
Paul is a fashion designer and politician, currently serving as MLA from Asansol Dakshin. She has served as President of BJP Mahila Morcha in West Bengal and as General Secretary of the state unit.
Before entering politics, she was a Kolkata-based fashion designer who designed clothes for several Bollywood films. Paul defeated TMC's Saayoni Ghosh in 2021 and retained her seat in 2026, establishing herself as one of Bengal BJP's most prominent women leaders.
Ashok Kirtania
Kirtania is a politician from the Bangaon Uttar constituency in North 24 Parganas, where he first won in May 2021, defeating Shyamal Roy of TMC.
A representative of the influential Matua community that dominates the border districts of North 24 Parganas, Kirtania is seen as an important link between the BJP and the large refugee-origin voter base along the Bangladesh border. He retained his seat in 2026.
Kshudiram Tudu
Tadu is a BJP politician elected as MLA from the Ranibandh (ST) constituency in Bankura in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Vidyasagar University and a Bachelor of Education from Burdwan University. His inclusion in the cabinet signals the new government's intent to give meaningful representation to the Scheduled Tribe communities of Bengal's western belt.
Nisith Pramanik
Pramanik is a politician from Cooch Behar who served as Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Youth Affairs and Sports from July 2021 to June 2024 under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Born in Jalpaiguri in North Bengal, Pramanik holds a BCA degree and was formerly an assistant teacher in a primary school before entering politics. He was among the leaders who switched from the Trinamool Congress to the BJP ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, going on to win the Cooch Behar parliamentary seat. The most nationally experienced minister in the new cabinet, he contested from Mathabhanga in 2026.
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The initial council of six — the Chief Minister and five ministers — is widely seen as an interim arrangement ahead of a fuller cabinet expansion.
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