West Bengal Legislative Assembly

West Bengal Legislative Assembly Paścima Baṃga Vidhāna Sabhā
17th West Bengal Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
Speaker	Biman Banerjee, AITC since 30 May 2011
Deputy Speaker	Asish Banerjee, AITC since 2 July 2021
Leader of the House (Chief Minister)	Mamata Banerjee, AITC since 20 May 2011
Deputy Leader of the House	Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, AITC since 3 August 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Suvendu Adhikari, BJP since 10 May 2021
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Mihir Goswami, BJP (since 10 May 2021)
Structure
Political groups	Government (218)   AITC (218) Confidence and supply (1)   BGPM (1) Official Opposition (67)   BJP (67) Other opposition (1)   ISF (1)   IND (1) Vacant (6)   Vacant (6)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	27 March to 29 April 2021
Next election	2026
Meeting place
Vidhan Sabha, Kolkata, West Bengal
Website
www.wbassembly.gov.in
Footnotes
The Assembly was established in 1862 for the Bengal Presidency. The Presidency became the state of West Bengal in the Republic of India in 1950; the state of West Bengal in its current state was formed on 1 May 1960.

The West Bengal Legislative Assembly (IAST: Paścima Baṃga Vidhāna Sabhā) is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata, the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The legislative assembly comprises 294 Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved.