Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal since 20 May 2011,the first woman to hold the office. Having served multiple times as a Union Cabinet Minister,Mamata Banerjee became the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the first time in 2011. She founded the All India Trinamool Congress in 1998 after separating from the Indian National Congress,and became its second chairperson later in 2001. She often refers to herself as Didi.
The Government of West Bengal,also known as the West BengalGovernment,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. 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.
Mukul Roy is an Indian politician from West Bengal. He has also served as a Minister of State in the Shipping Ministry and later Ministry of Railways during the second UPA government. Before the creation of Trinamool Congress,he was a member of Indian National Congress. Between 2017 and 2021,Roy left Trinamool Congress to join Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2021,he left BJP and joined TMC.
Abu Hena is an Indian National Congress politician,who was a cabinet minister and is a five-time Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Suvendu Adhikari is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who is the current Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly since 2021 and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Nandigram Assembly constituency since 2021 and from Contai South from 2006 to 2009.
Assembly election was held in Indian state of West Bengal in 2011 to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly as the term of the incumbent government was about to expire naturally. The election was held in six phases between 18 April and 10 May 2011 for all the 294 seats of the Assembly.
Dr. Amit Mitra is an Indian economist and politician and the current Special Advisor to Chief Minister of West Bengal on Finance. Previously he was the Finance,Commerce &Industries Minister of the government of Indian state of West Bengal. He was the incumbent MLA in the West Bengal state assembly from the Khardaha state assembly constituency. Cited as a giant killer in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election defeating Asim Dasgupta,the former West Bengal Finance Minister. Mitra previously served as the Secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Partha Chatterjee is an Indian politician. He earlier served as the Minister of Commerce and Industries and formerly served as the Education Minister of Government of West Bengal. He represented the Trinamool Congress. He also held the political office of Secretary General of the TMC. In 2022,he was suspended indefinitely from the party following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.
The Council of Ministers of West Bengal is the collective decision-making body of the Government of West Bengal,composed of the Chief Minister and the most senior of the government ministers. The Cabinet is the ultimate decision-making body of the executive within the Westminster system of government in traditional constitutional theory.
Subrata Mukherjee was an Indian politician who was cabinet minister of the government of West Bengal and sitting member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. He was a member of All India Trinamool Congress. He was also the 35th Mayor of Kolkata from 2000 to 2005.
Sovandeb Chattopadhyay is an Indian politician representing Trinamool Congress and is the first elected MLA of the party. He was the founder president of INTTUC,the labour wing of his party Trinamool Congress.
Manas Ranjan Bhunia is an Indian politician and was the Minister for Irrigation and Waterways and the Minister for Small &Micro Industries and Textile in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA,elected from the Sabang constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election. He along with all other ministers in the state cabinet resigned after Indian National Congress took back the support from the state government. He joined the Trinamool Congress in 2016. He is the current Minister of Water Resources Investigation and Development for the Government of West Bengal.
Abdul Karim Chowdhury is an Indian politician and also was the past Minister for Mass Education Extension and Library Services in the Government of West Bengal. He was also an MLA,elected from the Islampur constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election. Before this term he had been elected for 11 terms as MLA. He is one of the veteran leaders of West Bengal. He is one of the vice presidents of All India Trinamool Congress West Bengal unit.
Purnendu Basu is an Indian politician and the former Minister for Agriculture in the Government of West Bengal. He was also an MLA,elected from the Rajarhat Gopalpur constituency in the 2011 and 2016 West Bengal state assembly election. He is currently Chairperson of West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education for Skill Development.
Sukumar Hansda was an Indian politician who served as Minister for Paschimanchal Unnayan Affairs in the Government of West Bengal. He was also a MLA,elected from the Jhargram constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election. He also served as the Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
Pramatha Nath Roy,popularly known as P. N. Roy,was an Indian politician and was the Minister of State for Development &Planning in the Government of West Bengal. He was an MLA,elected from the Kaliaganj Assembly constituency in 1996,2001,2011 and 2016.
Abu Nasar Khan Choudhury is an Indian politician who was the Minister of State for Science and Technology in the Government of West Bengal. He has served as an MLA,elected from the Sujapur constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election.
Manoj Chakraborty is an Indian politician and was Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA,elected from the Baharampur constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election.
Sabina Yeasmin is an Indian politician who has been serving as Cabinet Minister of State for Irrigation and Waterways,North Bengal Development in the Government of West Bengal. She is an MLA,elected from the Mothabari in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
