Three weeks after the first BJP-led government in West Bengal was sworn in under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, the state is set to get a full-fledged Council of Ministers on Monday.

In a post on X, Adhikari said at least 35 MLAs will be sworn in as ministers at a ceremony scheduled for 11 am at Lok Bhavan. Governor RN Ravi will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers.

“We stand committed to fulfilling the aspirations of the people of West Bengal,” Adhikari said.

According to sources, several prominent BJP leaders are expected to be inducted into the Cabinet. The likely entrants include former TMC strongman Arjun Singh, cricketer-turned-politician Ashok Dinda, former Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta, and BJP leader and actor Rupa Ganguly.

Tapas Roy, a former minister in the Mamata Banerjee government who later joined the BJP, is also expected to find a place in the ministry.

Several BJP legislators who retained their seats in the Assembly elections are also likely to be inducted. Among them are Ajay Kumar Poddar, a second-term MLA from Kulti; Dipak Barman, a second-term MLA from Falakata; Sankar Ghosh, a second-term MLA from Siliguri; and Joyel Murmu, a three-time MLA from Habibpur.

Most of the remaining inductees are expected to be first-time legislators.