Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday announced the portfolio distribution for the five other Cabinet ministers who took oath along with him on May 9, 2026.

BJP’s former national vice-president and ex-West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh has been allotted the portfolios of Panchayat Affairs & Rural Development and Animal Husbandry.

Ghosh was elected this time from the Kharagpur (Sadar) Assembly constituency in West Midnapore district, where he had earlier served as an MLA from 2016 to 2019. He later became the Lok Sabha member from Medinipur constituency in the same district from 2019 to 2024.

Fashion designer-turned-politician Agnimitra Paul, who is also a two-time BJP legislator from the Asansol (Dakshin) Assembly constituency in West Burdwan district, has been allotted the portfolios of Women & Child Development, Social Welfare and Municipal Affairs.

Former BJP Lok Sabha member from Cooch Behar constituency in north Bengal and former Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nisith Pramanik has been allotted the portfolio of North Bengal Development.

Pramanik was elected this time from the Mathabhanga Assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district.

Ashok Kirtaniya has been allotted the portfolio of Food & Supplies. Kirtaniya, a prominent leader from the Matua community in West Bengal, is a two-time BJP legislator from the Bangaon (Uttar) Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district.

Finally, Khudiram Tudu, a representative from the Santal tribal community in the new state Cabinet, has been allotted the portfolio of Backward Class Welfare & Development.

He is a first-time legislator from the tribal-dominated Ranibandh Assembly constituency in Bankura district.

The next meeting of the new state Cabinet will be held on May 18.

By then, the names of other members of the new state Cabinet are expected to be announced and the portfolio distribution process completed.

–IANS

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