West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is set to visit Nabanna, the state secretariat in Howrah, for the first time on Monday, 12 May 2025, with an administrative meeting scheduled at the Nabanna meeting hall at 12 noon. Ahead of the visit, both Kolkata Police and Howrah City Police have launched a comprehensive security review of the premises, government officials confirmed on Sunday.

Security Review at Nabanna

Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand and Howrah City Police Commissioner Akhilesh Chaturvedi arrived at Nabanna in the early hours of Sunday, accompanied by several senior police officers. The two commissioners led a detailed inspection of the secretariat premises, reviewing existing security arrangements both inside the meeting hall and along the Nabanna perimeter. Following the inspection, they convened an emergency meeting specifically to tighten security protocols for the Chief Minister's visit.

Three Meetings on Monday's Agenda

Chief Minister Adhikari's Monday schedule is packed with three back-to-back high-level meetings. He will first chair an administrative review with the top officials of the state government at noon. In the afternoon, he is expected to meet District Magistrates from across West Bengal. A third meeting with senior state police officials — including the Director General of Police, the Commissioner of Police of Kolkata, and zonal commanders — is also scheduled for the afternoon.

First Administrative Steps After Oath

This comes just days after Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as Chief Minister on Saturday. Shortly after taking oath, he held an initial briefing with Chief Secretary Dushyant Nariala, Home Secretary Sanghamitra Ghosh, and Director General of Police Siddh Nath Gupta at the Public Works Department tent in Esplanade, where he reviewed the overall law-and-order and administrative situation in the state.

Cabinet Expansion Expected Monday

Five ministers — Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, Ashok Kirtania, Nisith Pramanik, and Khudiram Tudu — were sworn in alongside Adhikari on Saturday. According to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sources, the remaining cabinet members are likely to be sworn in on Monday, with Governor RN Ravi expected to administer the oath at Lok Bhavan. Portfolio allocations are also expected to be announced on that day, giving the new government its full ministerial shape.

Monday's Nabanna visit will mark a significant step in the operational consolidation of the new BJP administration in West Bengal, with the Chief Minister signalling an immediate focus on administrative accountability and law-and-order review.