Buzz is growing in the BJP circles around the possible inclusion of the PM’s Economic Advisory Council member Sanjeev Sanyal in the West Bengal Cabinet as the state’s next finance minister.A section of party sources say Sanyal, with past experience of representing India at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the G7 and serving as Co-Chair of the G20’s Framework Working Group, is a potential front-runner for the position.Sanyal’s wife Smita Barooah is a senior office-bearer in the West Bengal BJP women’s wing and was active on the campaign front in the recent Assembly elections.Sources say Sanyal could contest from Nandigram, the seat Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari vacated today. Adhikari, who won from two seats, will keep Bhabanipur from where he defeated former and TMC supremo CM Mamata Banerjee.Sanyal is currently a Member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Economic Advisory Council (since 2022) with the rank of Secretary, Government of India. He was earlier the Principal Economic Adviser to the Finance Minister for five years till February 2022.Sources in the BJP say his experience could come in handy as the party plans a 360-degree overhaul of Bengal’s industrial and economic landscape. Revival of Bengal economy would be key to the realisation of lofty poll promises, including direct financial incentives the BJP announced for the people in its manifesto.Currently, West Bengal’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is a major cause for concern.Long term structural decline has meant GSDP fall from 10.5% of the national GDP in the 1960s to 5.6% by 2026. The state is grappling with high debt-to-GSDP ratio, heavy service reliance, low industrial output, and high welfare spending.