18th West Bengal Assembly
Indian state assembly
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The Eighteenth Legislative Assembly of West Bengal constituted after the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections which were concluded on 23 April & 29 April 2026 and the results announced on 4 May 2026.[1]
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | West Bengal Legislative Assembly | ||||
| Term | 15 May 2026 – | ||||
| Election | 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election | ||||
| Government | Adhikari ministry | ||||
| Opposition | AITC (Rebel Bloc) | ||||
| Members | 294 | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Rathindra Bose | ||||
| Leader of the House | Suvendu Adhikari | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Ritabrata Banerjee | ||||
| Deputy Leaders of the Opposition | Javed Khan Sandipan Saha Sabina Yeasmin Seuli Saha | ||||
| Party control | BJP | ||||
Office bearers
| S.No | Position | Portrait | Name | Party | Constituency | Office Taken | Ref | |
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| 1 | Governor | R. N. Ravi | N/A | 12 March 2026 | ||||
| 1 | Speaker | Rathindra Bose | BJP | Cooch Behar Dakshin | 14 May 2026 | [2] | ||
| 2 | Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
Suvendu Adhikari | Bhabanipur | 9 May 2026 | [3] | |||
| 3 | Government Chief Whip | Amlan Bhaduri | English Bazar | 18 June 2026 | [4] | |||
| 3 | Leader of the Opposition | Ritabrata Banerjee | AITC (Rebel Bloc) | Uluberia Purba | 3 June 2026 | [5][6][7] | ||
| 4 | Deputy Leaders of the Opposition | Javed Khan | Kasba | |||||
| 5 | Sandipan Saha | Entally | ||||||
| 6 | Sabina Yeasmin | Sujapur | ||||||
| 7 | Seuli Saha | Keshpur | ||||||
| 8 | Opposition Chief Whip | Akhruzzaman | Raghunathganj | |||||