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BJP wins West Bengal first cabinet with Suvendu Adhikari five ministers and surprising community choices
Politics
Published on 9 May 2026
No Kolkata faces in the new line-up
West Bengal has sworn in its first BJP government under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, with five ministers taking oath. The cabinet is framed as a mirror of the state’s diversity, featuring voices from communities including Matua and Santhal. Yet, amid the broad representation, the one notable absence is Kolkata—no ministers from the state’s capital city were picked.
- Suvendu Adhikari leads West Bengal’s first BJP government
- Five ministers sworn in in the initial cabinet line-up
- Representation includes Matua and Santhal community leaders
- Kolkata is notably left out of the ministerial choices
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