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{{Infobox political system
{{Infobox political system
| background_color = indigo
| background_color = indigo
| name                   = Government of West Bengal
| name = Government of West Bengal
| image                 = Emblem of West Bengal (2018-present).svg
| image = Emblem of India (brown).svg
| image_size             = 150px
| image_size = 150px
| caption               = [[Emblem of West Bengal]]
| caption = [[Emblem of West Bengal]]
| type                   = [[Parliamentary system|Parliamentary republic]] <br> [[State governments in India|State government]]
| type = [[Parliamentary system|Parliamentary republic]] <br> [[State governments in India|State government]]
| constitution           = [[Constitution of India]]
| constitution = [[Constitution of India]]
| date_established       = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1937|4|1}} (as [[Bengal Presidency|Government of Bengal]])
| date_established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1937|4|1}} (as [[Bengal Presidency|Government of Bengal]])
| country               = {{flag|India}}
| country = {{flag|India}}
| legislature           = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| legislature = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| legislature_type       = [[Unicameralism|Unicameral]]
| legislature_type = [[Unicameralism|Unicameral]]
| legislature_place     = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly#Assembly building|West Bengal Legislative Assembly Building]], Kolkata
| legislature_place = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly#Assembly building|West Bengal Legislative Assembly Building]], [[Kolkata]]
| lowerhouse             = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
| lowerhouse = [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
| lowerhouse_speaker     = [[Biman Banerjee]]
| lowerhouse_speaker = ''Vacant''
| lowerhouse_speaker_title = [[Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
| lowerhouse_speaker_title = [[Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
| title_hos           = [[Governor of West Bengal|Governor]]
| title_hos = [[Governor of West Bengal|Governor]]
| current_hos         = [[R. N. Ravi]]
| current_hos = [[R. N. Ravi]]
| appointer_hos       = [[President of India]] (on advice of Central Government)
| appointer_hos = [[President of India]] (on advice of Central Government)
| title_hog             = [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|Chief Minister]]
| title_hog = [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]]
| current_hog           = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| current_hog = [[Suvendu Adhikari]]
| appointer_hog         = Governor
| appointer_hog = Governor
| cabinet               = [[Third Banerjee ministry|Council of Ministers]]
| cabinet =  
| cabinet_leader         = Chief Minister
| cabinet_leader = Chief Minister
| cabinet_hq             = [[Writers' Building]], Kolkata (Permanent)<br/>[[Nabanna (building)|Nabanna, Howrah]] (Temporary)
| cabinet_hq = [[Writers' Building|Mahakaran]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mitra |first=Atri |date=7 May 2026 |title=New govt, old seat of power: Why BJP wants to shift new West Bengal CM back to Writers’ Building |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/new-govt-old-seat-of-power-why-bjp-wants-to-shift-new-west-bengal-cm-back-to-writers-building-10676786/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref>, Kolkata
| cabinet_ministries     = [[Third Banerjee ministry|53 ministries]]
| cabinet_ministries = [[Suvendu Adhikari ministry|Adhikari ministry]]
| judiciary             = [[Calcutta High Court]]
| judiciary = [[Calcutta High Court]]
| courts                 = [[Judiciary of India]]
| courts = [[Judiciary of India]]
| chief_judge           = [[Sujoy Paul]]
| chief_judge = [[Sujoy Paul]]
| court_seat             = [[Calcutta High Court]], Kolkata
| court_seat = [[Calcutta High Court]], Kolkata
| court                 = [[Calcutta High Court]]
| court = [[Calcutta High Court]]
| budget                 = {{INRConvert|370000|c|lk=on}} <small>(2024–25)</small>
| budget = {{INRConvert|370000|c|lk=on}} <small>(2024–25)</small>
| website               = [https://wb.gov.in/ wb.gov.in]
| website = [https://wb.gov.in/ wb.gov.in]
}}
}}
{{Politics of India}}
{{Politics of India}}
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The present Legislative Assembly of West Bengal is [[unicameral]], consisting of 294 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA).<ref name="The Parliament of West Bengal, India">{{cite web|title=The Parliament of West Bengal, India|url=http://www.cpahq.org/cpahq/core/parliamentInfo.aspx?Committee=WEST%20BENGAL|publisher=cpahq.org|access-date=5 October 2012|archive-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216123229/http://www.cpahq.org/cpahq/core/parliamentInfo.aspx?Committee=WEST%20BENGAL|url-status=dead}}</ref> Including one nominated from the [[Anglo-Indian]] community it was 295 before is abolition. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
The present Legislative Assembly of West Bengal is [[unicameral]], consisting of 294 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA).<ref name="The Parliament of West Bengal, India">{{cite web|title=The Parliament of West Bengal, India|url=http://www.cpahq.org/cpahq/core/parliamentInfo.aspx?Committee=WEST%20BENGAL|publisher=cpahq.org|access-date=5 October 2012|archive-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216123229/http://www.cpahq.org/cpahq/core/parliamentInfo.aspx?Committee=WEST%20BENGAL|url-status=dead}}</ref> Including one nominated from the [[Anglo-Indian]] community it was 295 before is abolition. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.


The [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|current chief minister]] is [[Mamata Banerjee]], who assumed the office on 20 May 2011. She is the founder and leader of the [[Trinamool Congress]] party, which won 184 seats (out of 294) in the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], 211 seats (out of 294) in the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]] and 215 seats (out of 294) in the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]].
The [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|current chief minister]] is '''[[Suvendu Adhikari]]''', who assumed the office on 09 May 2026. He is the leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]], which won 206 seats (out of 294) in the [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]].


==Head Leaders==
==Head Leaders==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Trinamool Congress}};color:white"; | House
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | House
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Trinamool Congress}};color:white"; | Leader
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Leader
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Trinamool Congress}};color:white"; | Portrait
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Portrait
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Trinamool Congress}};color:white"; | Since
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Since
|-
|-
!colspan=4|Constitutional Posts
!colspan=4|Constitutional Posts
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|-
|-
| [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister of West Bengal]]
| [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister of West Bengal]]
|'''[[Mamata Banerjee]]'''
|'''[[Suvendu Adhikari]]'''
|[[File:Ms. Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata on July 17, 2018 (cropped) (cropped).JPG|75px]]
|[[File:Suvendu Adhikari at Esplanade Metro Rail Station, Kolkata, 6 March 2024.jpg|75px]]
| 20 May 2011
| 09 May 2026
|-
|-
|[[List of speakers of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
|[[List of speakers of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
|'''[[Biman Banerjee]]'''
|
|  
|  
|30 May 2011
|
|-
|-
|[[List of speakers of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
|[[List of speakers of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
|'''[[Asish Banerjee|Dr. Asish Banerjee]]'''
|
| [[File:Dr. Asish Banerjee.jpg|75px]]
|
|2 July 2021
|
|-
|-
| [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
|'''[[Mamata Banerjee]]'''
|'''[[Suvendu Adhikari]]'''
|[[File:Ms. Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata on July 17, 2018 (cropped) (cropped).JPG|75px]]
|[[File:Suvendu Adhikari at Esplanade Metro Rail Station, Kolkata, 6 March 2024.jpg|75px]]
| 5 May 2021
| 09 May 2026
|-
|-
| [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Deputy Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Deputy Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
|'''[[Sovandeb Chattopadhyay]]'''
|
|[[File:Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay - Kolkata 2023-03-29 4888.jpg|75px]]
|
| 28 July 2022
| 28 July 2022
|-
|-
| [[List of leaders of the opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| [[List of leaders of the opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
|'''[[Suvendu Adhikari]]'''
|
|[[File:Suvendu Adhikari at Esplanade Metro Rail Station, Kolkata, 6 March 2024.jpg|75px]]
|
| 10 May 2021
|
|-
|-
| [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Deputy Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
| [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|Deputy Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
|'''[[Mihir Goswami]]'''
|
|
| 10 May 2021
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Calcutta High Court|Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court]]
| [[Calcutta High Court|Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court]]
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| 16 January 2026
| 16 January 2026
|-
|-
| Chief Secretary of West Bengal
| [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of West Bengal
|'''Dushyant Nariala'''
|'''Dushyant Nariala'''
|
|
| 16 March 2026
| 16 March 2026
|-
|-
|}<section end="Parties and leaders"/>
|}<section end="Parties and leaders" />


== History ==
== History ==
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|-
|21
|21
|Industry, Commerce and Enterprises
|[[Ministry of Commerce & Industries (West Bengal)]]
|-
|-
|22
|22
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|-
|27
|27
|Land and Land Reforms and Refugee Relief and  Rehabilitation
|[[Ministry of Land & Land Reforms (West Bengal)]]
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|-
|28
|28
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== Council of Ministers ==
== Council of Ministers ==
{{main|West Bengal Council of Ministers|Third Banerjee ministry}}
{{main|West Bengal Council of Ministers|Suvendu Adhikari ministry}}


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!S.No
!S.No
!Name<ref name =m1>{{Cite magazine|author=Anupam Mishra Suryagni Roy |date=May 9, 2021 |title=43 TMC leaders, including 17 new faces, to be sworn in as ministers in West Bengal cabinet on Monday|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/west-bengal-cm-mamata-banerjee-tmc-cabinet-ministers-list-1800594-2021-05-09|access-date=2021-05-10|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
!Name
!Portrait
!Portrait
!Constituency
!Constituency
!Assumed office<ref name=m2>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-09|title=Mamata's list of ministers features 17 new faces, including Manoj Tiwari|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/mamatas-list-of-ministers-for-third-cabinet-features-17-new-faces-including-manoj-tiwari-7308489/|access-date=2021-05-10|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
!Assumed office
!Department
!Department
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| '''[[Mamata Banerjee]]'''<br />([[List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister]])
| '''[[Suvendu Adhikari]]'''<br />([[Chief Minister of West Bengal|Chief Minister]])
| [[File:Ms. Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata on July 17, 2018 (cropped) (cropped).JPG|100px]]
| [[File:Suvendu Adhikari at Esplanade Metro Rail Station, Kolkata, 6 March 2024.jpg|100px]]
|[[Bhabanipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency|Bhabanipur]]
| [[Nandigram Assembly constituency|Nandigram]]
|5 May 2021
| 9 May 2026
|
|
*[[Department of Home and Hill Affairs|Home & Hill Affairs]]
* [[Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal)|Health & Family Welfare]]
*Personnel & Administration
* [[Department of Home and Hill Affairs|Home & Hill Affairs]]
*[[Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal)|Health and Family Welfare]]
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
*[[Ministry of Land & Land Reforms (West Bengal)|Land and Land Reforms]]
| [[BJP]]
*Planning & Statistics Program Implementation
 
*Refugee and Rehabilitation
*[[Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs (West Bengal)|Information & Cultural Affairs]]
*[[Department of Law (West Bengal)|Law, Judicial]]
*Youth Affairs and Sports
*[[Ministry of Minority Affairs & Madrassah Education (West Bengal)|Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education]]
|bgcolor=#3CB371|
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
|-
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" |'''[[Union Council of Ministers|Cabinet Ministers]]'''
| colspan="8" style="text-align: center;" | '''[[Union Council of Ministers|Cabinet Ministers]]'''
 
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| '''[[Bankim Chandra Hazra]]'''
| '''[[Dilip Ghosh (politician)|Dilip Ghosh]]'''
|
| [[File:Dilip Ghosh.jpg|100px]]
|[[Sagar (West Bengal Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sagar]]
| [[Kharagpur Sadar Assembly constituency|Kharagpur Sadar]]
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| [[List of deputy chief ministers of West Bengal|Deputy Chief Minister]]
*[[Department of Sundarban Affairs (West Bengal)|Sundarban Affairs]]
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| [[BJP]]
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
 
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| '''[[Manas Bhunia]]'''
| '''[[Agnimitra Paul]]'''
|[[File:Manas Ranjan Bhunia - Kolkata 2012-01-21 8523.JPG|100px]]
| [[File:Agnimitra (Paul) sitting in her chamber at the studio - photographed by Sou Boyy (Sourendra Kumar das).JPG|100px]]
|[[Sabang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sabang]]
| [[Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency|Asansol Dakshin]]
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| Deputy Chief Minister
*Water  Resources Investigation and Development
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
*Irrigation and Waterways
| [[BJP]]
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
 
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| '''[[Snehasis Chakraborty]]'''
| '''[[Ashok Kirtania]]'''
|
|[[Jangipara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jangipara]]
|3 August 2022
|
|
*[[Department of Transport (West Bengal)|Transport]]
| [[Bangaon Uttar Assembly constituency|Bangaon Uttar]]
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| TBA
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| TBA
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| '''[[Moloy Ghatak]]'''
| '''Kshudiram Tudu'''
|
|
|[[Asansol Uttar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Asansol Uttar]]
| [[Ranibandh Assembly constituency|Ranibandh]]
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*[[Department of Public Works (West Bengal)|Public Works]]
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| [[BJP]]
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
 
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| '''[[Aroop Biswas]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|[[File:Aroop Biswas 2021.jpg|100px]]
|[[Tollyganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tollyganj]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*[[Ministry of Power (West Bengal)|Power]]
| TBA
*Housing
| TBA
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| TBA
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|-
|-
| 7
| 7
| '''[[Rathin Ghosh]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Madhyamgram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Madhyamgram]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Food and Supplies Department
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| [[BJP]]
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
 
|-
|-
| 8
| 8
| '''[[Firhad Hakim]]'''
| '''TBA'''
| [[File:Firhad Hakim.jpg|100px]]
|[[Kolkata Port (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kolkata Port]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*[[Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs|Urban Development & Municipal Affairs]]
| TBA
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| TBA
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| TBA
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|-
|-
| 9
| 9
| '''[[Chandranath Sinha]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Bolpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bolpur]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
*Textiles
| [[BJP]]
*Correctional Administration
 
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
|-
|-
| 10
| 10
| '''[[Sovandeb Chattopadhyay]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|[[File:Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay - Kolkata 2023-03-29 4888.jpg|100px]]
|[[Khardaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khardaha]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (West Bengal)|Parliamentary Affairs]]
| TBA
*[[Department of Agriculture (West Bengal)|Agriculture]]
| TBA
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| TBA
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|-
|-
| 11
| 11
| '''[[Bratya Basu]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|[[File:Bratya Basu, 5th International Theatre Festival, Kolkata, 2016.jpg|100px]]
|[[Dum Dum (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dum Dum]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*[[Department of School Education (West Bengal)|School and Higher Education]]
| TBA
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| TBA
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| TBA
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|-
|-
| 12
| 12
| '''[[Pulak Roy]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Uluberia Dakshin]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Public Health Engineering
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
*
| [[BJP]]
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
 
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
|-
|-
| 13
| 13
| '''[[Shashi Panja]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|[[File:Shashi Panja, Trinamul Congress leader and Minister 01.jpg|100px]]
|[[Shyampukur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shyampukur]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*[[Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare|Women and Child Development and Social Welfare]]
| TBA
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| TBA
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| TBA
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|-
|-
| 14
| 14
| '''[[Biplab Mitra]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Harirampur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Harirampur]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Agricultural Marketing
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| [[BJP]]
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
 
|-
|-
| 15
| 15
| '''[[Javed Ahmed Khan]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|[[File:Javed Ahmed Khan - Kolkata 2023-03-29 4893.jpg|100px]]
|[[Kasba, Kolkata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kasba]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*Disaster Management and Civil Defence
| TBA
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| TBA
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| TBA
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|-
|-
| 16
| 16
| '''[[Swapan Debnath]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Purbasthali Dakshin]]
| TBA
|10 May 2021
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Animal Resources Development
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| [[BJP]]
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
 
|-
|-
| 17
| 17
| '''[[Siddiqullah Chowdhury]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|[[File:Siddiqullah Chowdhury 2018.jpg|100px]]
|[[Manteswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manteswar]]
|10 May 2021
|
|
*Mass Education Extension and Library Services
| TBA
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| TBA
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| TBA
|-
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|-
|-
| 18
| 18
| '''[[Chandrima Bhattacharya]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
| [[Dum Dum Uttar Assembly constituency|Dum Dum Uttar]]
| TBA
|9 March 2002
| TBA
|
| TBA
*[[Finance]] ''(I/C)''
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| [[BJP]]
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
 
|-
|-
| 19
| 19
| '''[[Udayan Guha]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|[[File:UdayanGuha.jpg|100px]]
|[[Dinhata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dinhata]]
|3 August 2022
|
|
*[[Department of North Bengal Development|North Bengal Development]]
| TBA
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| TBA
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| TBA
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|-
|-
| 20
| 20
| '''[[Babul Supriyo]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|[[File:Babul Supriyo 2018.jpg|100px]]
|[[Ballygunge (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ballygunge]]
|3 August 2022
|
|
*Information Technology and Electronics
| TBA
*Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction
| TBA
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| TBA
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
| [[BJP]]
 
|-
|-
| 21
| 21
| '''[[Pradip Mazumdar]]'''
| '''TBA'''
|
|
|[[Durgapur Purba (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Durgapur Purba]]
| TBA
| 3 August 2022
| TBA
|
| TBA
*Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
| bgcolor="#FF7722" |
*Co-operatives
| [[BJP]]
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
 
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
|-
|-
| 22
| '''[[Md. Ghulam Rabbani]]'''
|
|[[Goalpokhar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Goalpokhar]]
| 7 August 2024
|
*Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources
| bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| [[Trinamool Congress|TMC]]
|-
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 11:47, 9 May 2026


This article is about the state government in West Bengal. For the political history of West Bengal, see Politics of West Bengal.

Government of West Bengal
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Emblem of West Bengal
Polity typeParliamentary republic
State government
ConstitutionConstitution of India
Legislative branch
NameWest Bengal Legislative Assembly
TypeUnicameral
Meeting placeWest Bengal Legislative Assembly Building, Kolkata
Lower house
NameLegislative Assembly
Presiding officerVacant, Speaker
Executive branch
Head of State
TitleGovernor
CurrentlyR. N. Ravi
AppointerPresident of India (on advice of Central Government)
Head of Government
TitleChief Minister of West Bengal
CurrentlySuvendu Adhikari
AppointerGovernor
Cabinet
LeaderChief Minister
HeadquartersMahakaran[1], Kolkata
MinistriesAdhikari ministry
Judicial branch
NameCalcutta High Court
CourtsJudiciary of India
Calcutta High Court
Chief judgeSujoy Paul
SeatCalcutta High Court, Kolkata
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The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the principal administrative authority of the Indian state of West Bengal, created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority.[2] The Governor acts as the head of state and is the highest nominal authority of the state power, however, it is the Chief Minister who is the chief executive authority and head of government.

The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, houses the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The temporary secretariat is located in the Nabanna building in the district of Howrah, adjacent to the state capital. The Calcutta High Court is located in Kolkata, which has jurisdiction over the whole of West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The present Legislative Assembly of West Bengal is unicameral, consisting of 294 Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).[3] Including one nominated from the Anglo-Indian community it was 295 before is abolition. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

The current chief minister is Suvendu Adhikari, who assumed the office on 09 May 2026. He is the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won 206 seats (out of 294) in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.

Head Leaders[edit | edit source]

House Leader Portrait Since
Constitutional Posts
Governor of West Bengal R. N. Ravi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 12 March 2026
Chief Minister of West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari Error creating thumbnail: File missing 09 May 2026
Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Deputy Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari Error creating thumbnail: File missing 09 May 2026
Deputy Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly 28 July 2022
Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Deputy Leader of the Opposition West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Sujoy Paul 16 January 2026
Chief Secretary of West Bengal Dushyant Nariala 16 March 2026

History[edit | edit source]

On 18 January 1862, under the Indian Councils Act 1861, a 12-member Legislative Council for Bengal was founded by the Governor-General of India with the Lt Governor of Bengal and some nominated members. The strength of this council was gradually increased by subsequent acts. Under the Indian Councils Act 1892, the maximum strength of the council was increased to 20 members out of which seven members were to be elected. After the Indian Councils Act 1909, the number was raised to 50 members.[3]

Organization[edit | edit source]

  • The West Bengal government is divided into different ministries.

Departments[edit | edit source]

1 Agricultural Marketing
2 Agriculture
3 Animal Resources Development
4 Backward Classes Welfare
5 Consumer Affairs
6 Co-operation
7 Correctional Administration
8 Disaster Management and Civil Defence
9 Environment
10 Finance
11 Fire and Emergency Services
12 Fisheries
13 Food and Supplies
14 Food Processing Industries and Horticulture
15 Forests
16 GTA
17 Health and Family Welfare
18 Higher Education
19 Home and Hill Affairs
20 Housing
21 Ministry of Commerce & Industries (West Bengal)
22 Information & Cultural Affairs
23 Information Technology and Electronics
24 Irrigation and Waterways
25 Judicial
26 Labour
27 Ministry of Land & Land Reforms (West Bengal)
28 Law
29 Mass Education Extension and Library Services
30 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Textiles
31 Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education
32 Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources
33 North Bengal Development
34 Panchayats and Rural Development
35 Parliamentary Affairs
36 Paschimanchal Unnayan Affairs
37 Personnel and Administrative Reforms
38 Planning and Statistics
39 Power
40 Programme Monitoring
41 Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction
42 Public Health Engineering
43 Public Works
44 School Education
45 Science and Technology and Biotechnology
46 Self Help Group and Self Employment
47 Sundarban Affairs
48 Technical Education, Training & Skill Development
49 Tourism
50 Liquor
51 Tribal Development
52 Urban Development and Municipal Affairs
53 Water resources Investigation and Development
54 Women and Child Development and Social Welfare
55 Youth Services and Sports

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Department and Secretaries[edit | edit source]

Serial Department Secretary
1 Chief Secretary Chief Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, IAS
2 Home and Hill Affairs Additional Chief Secretary, Sanghamitra Ghosh, IAS
3 Agriculture Principal Secretary, Onkar Singh Meena, IAS
4 Agricultural Marketing Principal Secretary (additional charge), Onkar Singh Meena, IAS
5 Animal Resources Development Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Vivek Kumar, IAS
6 Backward Classes Welfare Secretary, Sanjay Bansal, IAS
7 Consumer Affairs Principal Secretary, Neelam Meena, IAS
8 Co-operation Additional Chief Secretary, Dr. Krishna Gupta, IAS
9 Correctional Administration Secretary, Rajesh Kumar, IPS
10 Disaster Management and Civil Defence Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS
11 Environment Principal Secretary (additional charge), Rajesh Kumar, IAS
12 Finance Special Secretary, Goutam Kumar Ghosh, IAS
13 Fire and Emergency Services Principal Secretary, Khalil Ahmed, IAS
14 Fisheries Secretary, Roshni Sen, IAS
15 Food and Supplies Special Secretary, Anindya Mitra, IAS
16 Food Processing Industries and Horticulture Principal Secretary (additional charge), Surendra Gupta, IAS
17 Forests Additional Chief Secretary, Debal Ray, IAS
18 GTA Principal Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, IAS
19 Health and Family Welfare Principal Secretary, Narayan Swaroop Nigam, IAS
20 Higher Education Principal Secretary, (additional charge) Binod Kumar, IAS
21 Housing Principal Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS
22 Industry, Commerce and Enterprises Secretary, Vandana Yadav, IAS
23 Information and Cultural Affairs Secretary, Santanu Basu, IAS
24 Information Technology and Electronics Joint Secretary, Sumant Sahay, IAS
25 Irrigation and Waterways Principal Secretary, Manish Jain, IAS
26 Judicial Principal Secretary, Siddhartha Kanjilal, WBJS
27 Labour Secretary, Avanindra Singh, IAS
28 Land and Land Reforms & Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Additional Chief Secretary, Vivek Kumar, IAS
29 Law Principal Secretary, Pradip Kumar Panja, WBJS
30 Mass Education Extension and Library Services Special Secretary, Anshul Gupta, IAS
31 Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Textiles Principal Secretary, Rajesh Pandey, IAS
32 Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Secretary (additional charge), P. B. Salim, IAS
33 North Bengal Development Additional Chief Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, IAS
34 Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Sources Additional Chief Secretary, Barun Kumar Ray, IAS
35 Panchayats and Rural Development Secretary, Dr. P. Ulaganathan
36 Parliamentary Affairs Principal Secretary, (additional charge), Nandini Chakraborty, IAS
37 Pashimanchal Unnayan Affairs Secretary, Dr. Rashmi Kamal, IAS
38 Personnel and Administrative Reforms Secretary, Jagdish Prasad Meena, IAS
39 Planning and Statistics Additional Chief Secretary (additional charge), Prabhat Kumar Mishra, IAS
40 Programme Monitoring Secretary, Dr. P. B. Salim, IAS
41 Power Secretary (additional charge), Santanu Basu, IAS
42 Public Health Engineering Principal Secretary, Surendra Gupta, IAS
43 Public Works Secretary, Antara Acharya, IAS
44 Public Enterprises and Industrial Reconstruction Secretary, Smita Pandey, IAS
45 School Education Principal Secretary, Binod Kumar, IAS
46 Science and Technology and Bio-technology Additional Chief Secretary, Dr. Subrata Gupta, IAS
47 Self Help Group and Self Employment Principal Secretary, Dr. Ravi Inder Singh, IAS
48 Sundarban Affairs Additional Chief Secretary, Atri Bhattacharya, IAS
49 Technical Education, Training & Skill Development Additional Chief Secretary, Anoop Kumar Aggarwal, IAS
50 Tourism Principal Secretary, (additional charge), Barun Kumar Ray, IAS
51 Transport Secretary, Dr. Saumitra Mohan, IAS
52 Tribal Development Principal Secretary, Choten Dhendup Lama, IAS
53 Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Secretary, Md. Ghulam Ali Ansari, IAS
54 Water Resources Investigation and Development Principal Secretary, (additional charge), Manish Jain, IAS
55 Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Principal Secretary, Sanghamitra Ghosh, IAS
56 Youth Services and Sports Principal Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS

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Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

Main articles: West Bengal Council of Ministers and Suvendu Adhikari ministry
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3 Agnimitra Paul Error creating thumbnail: File missing Asansol Dakshin TBA Deputy Chief Minister BJP
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References[edit | edit source]

Citations[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Mitra, Atri (7 May 2026). "New govt, old seat of power: Why BJP wants to shift new West Bengal CM back to Writers' Building". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "West Bengal (state)". Indian Government. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Parliament of West Bengal, India". cpahq.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Departments". Government of West Bengal.
  5. ↑ "Secretaries". Government of West Bengal.

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