New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday (August 3, 2022) expanded her cabinet and inducted nine new faces including former BJP MP Babul Supriyo. Two ministers of state with independent charge including tribal leader Birbaha Hansda have also taken oath in the Bengal cabinet.
The cabinet reshuffle, the first since the Trinamool Congress (TMC) returned to power for the third consecutive term in 2021, comes amid the party facing the heat over the arrest of senior minister Partha Chatterjee by ED in the school jobs scam.
Earlier on Monday, Banerjee had carried out a major overhaul in her party and announced that a cabinet reshuffle will take place on Wednesday.
Bureau Report
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