As part of the West Bengal cabinet expansion, BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta was sworn in as a minister in the government led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. The newly expanded Council of Ministers includes 35 BJP legislators, comprising 13 Cabinet Ministers, three Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
The newly elected West Bengal government’s intensified focus on identifying and deporting illegal immigrants has reportedly led to a surge in movement at the Hakimpur border checkpost in North 24 Parganas, where hundreds of people have gathered in recent days seeking to return to Bangladesh.
