Forty-three Trinamool Congress MLAs were inducted into the Council of Ministers at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata today. While 24 MLAs were inducted as cabinet ministers, 19 members were sworn-in as Minister of State.
Many new faces were seen in the council of ministers including first-time MLAs like cricketer Manoj Tiwari, retired IPS Humayun Kabir and actress Birbaha Hansda.