New West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday allocated portfolios among the first five members of his council of ministers.
A government order said senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh has been given charge of the Panchayat and Rural Development Department, along with Animal Resource Development and Agricultural Marketing.
Agnimitra Paul was given the Women and Child Development and Social Welfare department and Municipal Affairs portfolios, while Ashok Kirtania was assigned the Food and Supplies and Co-operation departments, it said.
Kshudiram Tudu was made minister for Tribal Development, Backward Classes Welfare and Minority Affairs and Madrasha Education.
Nisith Pramanik was entrusted with the North Bengal Development Department along with Youth Services and Sports.
"The rest of the departments will be looked after by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari," the notification said.
A senior BJP leader said the distribution of portfolios reflected the party's attempt to balance organisational experience with regional and social representation.
The expansion of the cabinet is expected to happen soon. The state reportedly can have as many as 44 ministers.
Earlier in the day, at a meeting attended by the five ministers sworn in so far, the cabinet decided to induct Bengal into multiple central government schemes, including the Ayushman Bharat health coverage programme. It also decided to grant transfer of land to the BSF for erecting a fence along the Bangladesh border and approved immediate implementation of the Census exercise in the state.