Thursday, December 27th, 2018
Rajasthan portfolios allocated as Ashok Gehlot keeps nine departments, including home
Rajasthan’s newly inducted ministers have been given their portfolios, with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot retaining nine departments, among them finance and home. Governor Kalyan Singh approved the allocation late on Wednesday night on Gehlot’s advice, according to orders from the Cabinet Secretariat. How the decision was reached Besides the Chief Minister and his deputy, the list covers 13 cabinet ministers and 10 ministers of state. The 23 ministers took oath on Monday, a week after Gehlot and Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot were sworn in. The portfolios were finalised afterRead More
Congress picks ministers in MP and Rajasthan with 2019 Lok Sabha seats in mind
The Congress appeared to choose its ministers in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan with an eye on the coming Lok Sabha election, seeking representation from as many of the seats it hopes to win as possible. The two states together have 54 parliamentary constituencies. New faces under veteran chief ministers In each state roughly three in four ministers are holding office for the first time, read as a sign that party president Rahul Gandhi took the final call and pushed for younger faces, even though both chief ministers, Kamal Nath inRead More