The distribution of ministerial portfolios to 35 newly sworn-in ministers in West Bengal (an eastern Indian state that recently elected a BJP government for the first time) has been postponed for a second time, with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari travelling to Delhi on 5 June 2026. The delay has fuelled speculation that central BJP leadership is involved in resolving internal disagreements over which portfolios will be assigned to which ministers. The 35 ministers took their oaths on 1 June, joining a cabinet that was first formed on 9 May following the BJP's state election victory; Adhikari currently holds charge of 42 government departments himself.