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West Bengal

Chief Minister: Suvendu Adhikari · BJP · Capital: Kolkata

Overview

At a glance

Leadership, civic focus, and verified indicators.

Current CM
Suvendu Adhikari
BJP
Projects tracked
3
3 ongoing 0 completed 0 proposed
Municipal focus
Kolkata Kolkata Municipal Corporation
2 ongoing 0 completed
View these projects in the Municipalities tab →
Lok Sabha
42seats
Assembly
294seats
SDG score
62/100Performer
GSDP / capita
₹126KMoSPI approx.
Literacy
76.3%Census 2011
DPIIT BRAP
Achieverbusiness reform

Chief Minister

Chief Minister
Suvendu Adhikari
শুভেন্দু অধিকারী
BJP Since May 2026

Projects & Initiatives 4 ongoing

Lakshmir Bhandar
লক্ষ্মীর ভাণ্ডার
Ongoing
Budget₹26,700 crore (WB Budget 2025-26)
ReachGovt. reported: 2 crore+ women heads of households; ₹1,000/month (general) or ₹1,200/month (SC/ST) following the April 2024 enhancement.
Since 2021 · Monthly direct bank transfer to women heads of household in West Bengal. Among the first state-level cash transfer schemes for women at this scale; later replicated in several other states.
Official agency / source
SocialsecurityOfficial scheme / project source
Verified Jun 2026 · prsindia.org
Kanyashree Prakalpa
কন্যাশ্রী প্রকল্প
Ongoing
Budget₹1,000+ crore/year (WB Budget; includes scholarship and one-time grants)
ReachGovt. reported: ~60 lakh unique beneficiaries since 2013; UN Public Service Award winner (2017). Annual scholarship (K1) ₹1,000; one-time grant (K2) ₹25,000 at age 18.
Since 2013 · Conditional cash transfer for girl children to encourage school retention and delay marriage. Provides annual scholarships to enrolled girls aged 13–18 and a one-time grant at age 18 if unmarried and continuing education.
Official agency / source
Kanyashree PrakalpaOfficial scheme / project source
Verified Jun 2026 · en.wikipedia.org
Duare Sarkar
দুয়ারে সরকার
Ongoing
Since 2020 · Camp-based programme delivering multiple state welfare schemes at citizens' doorsteps across 342 assembly constituencies. Covers applications for ration cards, health cards, housing, pensions, and other entitlements.
Official agency / source
WbOfficial scheme / project source
Verified Jun 2026 · ds.wb.gov.in
Rajarhat / Sector V IT corridor
Inherited Ongoing
Continued by the current government. IT township development continued under successor governments and remains Bengal's main IT hub.
Carried forward from Buddhadeb Bhattacharya · 2000–2011

Lok Sabha MPs (6)

Abhishek Banerjee
অভিষেক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
Diamond Harbour
65.1% 7.2L margin
AITC MP since 2019
Sudip Bandyopadhyay
সুদীপ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
Kolkata Uttar
AITC Elected 2024
Mala Roy
মালা রায়
Kolkata Dakshin
AITC Elected 2024
Yusuf Pathan
ইউসুফ পাঠান
Behrampore
52.3% 2.2L margin
AITC Elected 2024
Saumitra Khan
Bishnupur
BJP Elected 2024
Shatrughan Sinha
শত্রুঘ্ন সিনহা
Asansol
53.2% 1.9L margin
AITC Elected 2024
Former Chief Ministers of West Bengal 4 listed
Mamata Banerjee মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়
AITC 2011–2026
15 years as CM; Lakshmir Bhandar, Kanyashree (UN Award), Duare Sarkar; TMC won 3 consecutive terms (2011, 2016, 2021) before BJP defeated TMC in May 2026 elections.
Still running
Lakshmir Bhandar
BJP continued the scheme; Suvendu Adhikari retained it as "Subho Laxmi" to avoid association with TMC branding.
Continues under Suvendu Adhikari
Still running
Kanyashree Prakalpa
Widely praised internationally; BJP government retained it unchanged due to its UN Award recognition.
Continues under Suvendu Adhikari
Changed
Duare Sarkar
Camp-based service delivery model continued by BJP under a new branding, with scope expanded to central schemes.
Continues with changes under Suvendu Adhikari
Stopped
Biswa Bangla Brand
BJP government replaced state branding; Biswa Bangla stores and marketing discontinued post-2026.
Not carried forward by the next government
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya বুদ্ধদেব ভট্টাচার্য
CPI(M) 2000–2011
IT corridor in Rajarhat; attempted Nandigram/Singur industrial SEZ (faced protests); Bengal Silicon Valley initiative.
Still running
Rajarhat / Sector V IT corridor
IT township development continued under successor governments and remains Bengal's main IT hub.
Continues under Suvendu Adhikari
Stopped
Singur Tata Nano plant
Tata Motors moved the plant to Sanand, Gujarat in 2008 after land-acquisition protests; the Supreme Court later ordered land returned to farmers.
Not carried forward by the next government
Jyoti Basu জ্যোতি বসু
CPI(M) 1977–2000
Operation Barga land reforms (1.5 crore sharecroppers given rights); three-tier Panchayati Raj; India's longest-serving state CM at the time.
Siddhartha Shankar Ray
INC 1972–1977

Municipal snapshot — West Bengal

Focus urban body

Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Kolkata · Municipal corporation portal

Latest KMC budget source linked kmcgov.in ↗ cityfinance.in ↗
2Tracked
2Ongoing
0Completed
0Proposed

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