Atishi will hold 13 portfolios while serving as chief minister: Public Works Department, Power, Education, Higher Education, Law, Finance, Planning, Services, Vigilance, Water, Revenue, Public Relations and Training and Technical education.
Atishi took oath as Chief Minister of Delhi today along with five other ministers who will be a part of her Cabinet. She is the youngest leader to hold the top post in Delhi.
Who Gets What In Delhi Cabinet
- Gopal Rai is a Cabinet Minister in Delhi, with the Environment, Forest and Wildlife, Development and General Administration Department during Arvind Kejriwal’s tenure. He is also the Convener of the Delhi state unit of the Aam Aadmi Party. He represents the Babapur constituency in North-East Delhi.
- Kailash Gahlot won his first election to the Delhi Legislative Assembly in February 2015, from the Najafgarh constituency. During Arvind Kejriwal’s tenure, he held the Administrative Reforms, Transport, Revenue, Law, Justice and Legislative Affairs, Women and Child Development and Information & Technology portfolios.
- Saurabh Bharadwaj represents the Greater Kailash Assembly constituency in Delhi. He was serving as the Minister of Health, Urban Development, Tourism-Art Culture Languages, Industry, Irrigation & Flood Control. He will hold eight departments along with Health in the Atishi-led Cabinet.
- Imran Hussain was inducted into the Delhi Cabinet as a Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and Election. He represents the Ballimaran Assembly Constituency. He defeated the five-time sitting MLA in the 2020 Assembly Elections. He has retained his portfolio in this cabinet.
- Mukesh Ahlawat, MLA from Delhi’s Sultanpur Majra, has been inducted to fill the vacancy created following the resignation of social welfare minister Raaj Kumar Anand. Mr Anand resigned from the Kejriwal government and quit AAP in April. Ahlawat is a first-time MLA from Sultanpur Majra. He won the seat in 2020 by a margin of over 48,000 votes. The new minister has been given the Labour, Land, Employment, SC&ST and Gurudwara Elections department.
Article source: ndtv.com
