Suvendu Adhikari to chair first Cabinet meeting on May 11, 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will hold his first cabinet meeting on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Nabanna, the administrative headquarters of the state.

On Monday, May 11, Mr. Adhikari will enter Nabanna for the first time as Prime Minister. In the first cabinet meeting, portfolios will be allocated to the five Ministers who took oath with the CM on Saturday, May 9. The cabinet is expected to set up inquiry committees into atrocities against women during the Trinamool Congress regime.

The newly elected Prime Minister will also hold three administrative meetings in Nabanna on Monday, May 11. He will meet with senior officials of the state administration. He will next meet with the District Magistrates, probably in the afternoon. He will also meet senior officials of the state police. According to sources, the Director General of West Bengal police, Kolkata Police Commissioner and other senior officials from various districts in the state will attend the meeting. On Sunday, May 10, Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand and Howrah Police Commissioner Akhilesh Chaturvedi visited Nabanna and reviewed the security arrangements.

The mission is to rebuild Bengal

Mr. Adhikari had said that his mission was to rebuild West Bengal.After taking the oath, he had said, “West Bengal suffered a lot. Culture was destroyed. Education was lost. We will rebuild West Bengal. Responsibilities are many.”

On Saturday, May 9, retired IAS officer Subrata Gupta, who was appointed as Special List Observer by the Election Commission during the West Bengal elections, was appointed as the CM’s advisor. Shantanu Bala (IAS) ADM from South 24 Parganas has been appointed as private secretary to the CM. On Sunday, May 10, the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms published a circular regarding the transfer of 10 bureaucrats, 9 of whom will be transferred to the Prime Ministry. Among the officers transferred to the CMO is Surjit Roy, the Returning Officer of the Bhabanipur Assembly seat, where Mr Adhikari defeated Mamata Banerjee by 15,115 votes.