Allocation of portfolios to West Bengal Ministers deferred: CM Suvendu visits Delhi

Key points

• The allocation of a portfolio of 35 Ministers in the West Bengal Government was deferred for the second time on Friday (June 5, 2026).
• Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari left for Delhi on the same day.
• West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya is already in the national capital.
• This has led to speculations that the BJP leadership is trying to resolve the issue of ministerial portfolio allocation.
• On June 1, 35 BJP MLAs took an oath as Ministers at Lok Bhavan, Kolkata.