Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:10am on 10 Jun 2026,Wednesday Politics
The West Bengal BJP government on Wednesday allocated portfolios to its 41-member council of ministers, with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari keeping charge of key departments, including Home and Hill Affairs, Land and Land Reforms, Power, and Information and Cultural Affairs. Former Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta has been entrusted with the Finance ministry, while BJP MLA Dr. Sharadwat Mukherjee will head the Health department. Former Union minister Nishith Pramanik received North Bengal Development and Water Resources, and senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh was assigned Panchayats, Rural Development and Agricultural Marketing in the new Cabinet. (PC: HT)
