Fresh overhaul in Suvendu Adhikari administration likely in near future, say officials

The newly installed Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP government in West Bengal is undertaking a sweeping recalibration of its administrative structure, following the unprecedented scale of pre-poll reshuffle by the Election Commission of India. Subrata Gupta, a retired IAS officer who served as Special Roll Observer during the ECI's exercise, was appointed Advisor to the CM, while Shantanu Bala, an Additional District Magistrate, was appointed Private Secretary to the CM. The government also reassigned at least 46 WBCS (Executive) officers and transferred 16 officers from the Chief Minister’s Office, signaling a broader realignment of power corridors in Bengal's bureaucracy. These changes are seen as part of a larger effort to reshape the state apparatus under the new BJP dispensation.