Government of West Bengal

This article is about a state government in India. For the defunct provincial government of Pakistan, see Government of East Bengal.

Government of West Bengal
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Overview
Established1 April 1937; 87 years ago (1937-04-01) (as Government of Bengal)
State Republic of India
LeaderChief Minister (Mamata Banerjee)
Appointed byGovernor (C. V. Ananda Bose) on the advice of the chief minister
Main organCouncil of Ministers
Ministries53 ministries
Responsible toLegislative Assembly of West Bengal
Annual budget₹3.046 trillion
HeadquartersNabanna, Howrah
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The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the principal administrative authority of the Indian state of West Bengal, created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority.[1] The Governor acts as the head of state and is the highest nominal authority of the state power, however, it is the Chief Minister who is the chief executive authority and head of government.

The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, houses the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. The temporary secretariat is located in the Nabanna building in the district of Howrah, adjacent to the state capital. The Calcutta High Court is located in Kolkata, which has jurisdiction over the whole of West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The present Legislative Assembly of West Bengal is unicameral, consisting of 294 Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).[2] Including one nominated from the Anglo-Indian community it was 295 before is abolition. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

The current chief minister is Mamata Banerjee, who assumed the office on 20 May 2011. She is the founder and leader of the Trinamool Congress party, which won 184 seats (out of 294) in the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 211 seats (out of 294) in the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and 215 seats (out of 294) in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.

  1. ^ "West Bengal (state)". Indian Government. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. ^ "The Parliament of West Bengal, India". cpahq.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2012.