Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as Chief Minister following the BJP's defeat of the Trinamool Congress in the late April West Bengal assembly elections. Portfolio allocations announced on June 10 2026 assigned finance to Swapan Dasgupta, health to Sharadwat Mukherjee, agriculture to Dudh Kumar Mondal, higher education to Jagannath Chattopadhyay, school education to Dipak Barman, tourism and parliamentary affairs to Shankar Ghosh, and labour and transport to Arjun Singh. The council of ministers reached 41 members, with Adhikari retaining home, hill affairs, information and cultural affairs, and power.