Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav Allocates Portfolios, Keeps Home

The portfolios were distributed five days after 28 legislators took oath as ministers in the first cabinet expansion of Yadav-led Bharatiya Janata Party government on December 25. In the first cabinet expansion, 18 MLAs took oath as cabinet ministers, six as ministers of state (independent charge), and four as ministers of state.

The chief minister and his two deputies — Jagdish Devda and Rajendra Shukla were sworn in on December 13. The present strength of the state cabinet, including the chief minister, is 31.

Apart from home, the chief minister also kept important portfolios such as public relations, jail, mining, and aviation with him while the health department and medical education were given to Shukla and the finance department to Deveda.