Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made the announcement after the three were administered oath of office by governor M.K. Narayanan at Raj Bhavan. Senior ministers and bureaucrats were present.
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supremo Bimal Gurung was also sworn in as the new chief executive of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA).
Gurung had earlier stepped down as the chief of the autonomous hill council after the Gorkha outfit had intensified the movement for a separate state of Gorkhaland.
Mamata inducts two in her cabinet
Kolkata: Two new ministers were Thursday inducted into the West Bengal government while a minister of state was elevated and given independent charge, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced.Binay Krishna Burman, a lawmaker from Mathabhanga in
Read all the Breaking News Live on indiatvnews.com and Get Latest English News & Updates from India and National Section
Advertisement
Advertisement
Top News
-
Pralhad Joshi named interim Education Minister; Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation accepted
-
Govt to introduce Public Examinations Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha on July 27 after paper leak row
-
CJP calls off Jantar Mantar protest as Centre agrees to all demands after Pradhan's resignation
-
'Power of youth is the real strength': What Dharmendra Pradhan said in resignation post | Full text
Advertisement
Advertisement