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Finance - Swapan Dasgupta.
Higher Education - Jagannath Bhattacharya
Law - Stays with Suvendu Adhikary
AG - Surojit Nath Mitra (Hazra Law College alum)
ASG - Dhiraj Kumar Trivedi (DU alum)
Additional AG - Billwadal Bhattacharya (Symbi alum, previously DSG)
How does this impact NUJS?? Who will be calling the shots among these people?? A bit sad to see no NUJS alum associated with the present government. Maybe because most are left-leaning?
If Suvendu Adhikari holds Finance he will probably be represented by his Principal Secretary at NUJS.
Also, no sign of who the new law minister willl be. Kaustabh Bagchi excluded. Will Suvendu retain law as well?
The one big and influential development is the new AG. Wonder what he will do to NUJS?
https://www.barandbench.com/news/senior-advocate-surojit-nath-mitra-appointed-new-advocate-general-of-west-bengal
The biggest change so far is in the composition of the GC. Since the majority of people were TMC politicians and supporters, almost the entire GC will be replaced. After that, the EC will follow.
However, the X factor is faculty loyalty. Certain profs and their family members are deeply embedded in the TMC ecosystem. They will surely change colours and sing praises of the BJP now. But will the BJP accept them and keep them in positions of influence at NUJS? Or will centre-right professors take centre stage?