Second Bhattacharjee ministry

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Second Bhattacharjee ministry
10th Ministry of West Bengal
2001—2006
Date formed10 May 2001
Date dissolved8 May 2006
People and organisations
Governor Viren J. Shah Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
No. of ministers
Member party  Left Front
Status in legislature Majority
199 / 294(68%)
Opposition party  All India Trinamool Congress
Opposition leader Pankaj Banerjee
History
Election(s) 2001
Outgoing election 2006
Legislature term(s) 13th Assembly
Predecessor First Bhattacharjee ministry
Successor Third Bhattacharjee ministry


Buddhadev Bhattacharya was sworn in as the chief minister of West Bengal in the sixth Left Front government along with other 47 ministers. [1] Members of the Left Front Ministry in the Indian state of West Bengal as in May 2006 were as follows:

Contents

Cabinet ministers

Ministers of State

See also

Notes

  1. I/C stands for independent charge. It means that a minister can hold portfolios independently in a junior rank.

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References

  1. "48-member Left Front ministry takes oath in WB". rediff.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.