Archive · 5 Aug 2026
West Bengal BJP ministers to meet MLAs weekly outside sessions
The BJP party in West Bengal is asking the state's ministers to talk with the elected leaders called MLAs once every week.
They should do this even when the big government meeting place, the Assembly, is closed.
A leader named Amlan Bhaduri is in charge of making sure this happens.
Ministers are supposed to listen to the MLAs' ideas about how to make their local areas better.
The MLAs will write down their problems and give them to the ministers.
The meetings will happen in the ministers' own rooms at the Assembly building.
This idea comes from the Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, who started his job in May.
He wants ministers to work more closely with MLAs so people's problems get solved faster.
Everyone is still waiting to hear if the Chief Minister will join these weekly meetings too.
West Bengal BJP has directed state Cabinet ministers to meet MLAs once a week, irrespective of party affiliation, even when the Assembly is not in session.
Chief Whip Amlan Bhaduri issued the instruction asking ministers to note MLAs' suggestions on local area development and follow up on actions.
Ministers must inform the Chief Whip's office of their preferred meeting day, and a formal schedule will be announced for interactions in their Assembly rooms.
The move follows Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's remarks during the extended Budget Session urging ministers to use Assembly offices for regular engagement with legislators.
Legislators will submit grievances, suggestions and local issues in writing to ministers, aiming at quicker resolution of public grievances and better implementation of welfare schemes.
It remains unclear whether Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will take part in the weekly interaction mechanism.
- Who
- West Bengal BJP, state Cabinet ministers, MLAs, Chief Whip Amlan Bhaduri, and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
- What
- BJP has directed state Cabinet ministers to hold weekly meetings with MLAs on local development issues even when the Assembly is not in session.
- When
- The instruction was issued following the recently concluded extended Budget Session; Suvendu Adhikari assumed office in May this year.
- Where
- West Bengal, in the ministers' designated rooms within the Assembly premises in Kolkata.
- Why
- To improve coordination between ministers and MLAs, ensure quicker resolution of public grievances, and improve implementation of welfare schemes at the grassroots level.
- Issuing authority
- Chief Whip of BJP's legislative party in the Assembly, Amlan Bhaduri
- Directive
- Ministers to meet MLAs once a week, regardless of party affiliation, including when the House is not in session
- Meeting venue
- Ministers' designated rooms within the Assembly premises
- Grievance process
- MLAs to submit grievances, suggestions and local issues in writing to ministers
- Chief Minister
- Suvendu Adhikari, in office since May this year
- Origin of move
- CM's remarks during the extended Budget Session on using Assembly offices for regular engagement
- Goal
- Quicker resolution of public grievances and improved grassroots implementation of welfare schemes