Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Keeps 8 Ministries, Diya Kumari Gets Finance

New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Friday announced the allocation of portfolios to his cabinet colleagues, keeping the Home department with himself. Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari, who is also the BJP state president, has been given six portfolios, including Finance, Planning, Urban Development, Housing, Information Technology and Statistics. Another Deputy Chief Minister, Prem Chand Bairwa, who is a Dalit leader, has been given charge of four departments, namely Transport, Revenue, Labour and Employment.

Among the other cabinet ministers, Kirodi Lal Meena, a prominent Meena leader, has been entrusted with the portfolios of Agriculture and Rural Development, Disaster Management and Public Deprivation Prosecution.

Madan Dilawar, a former speaker of the state assembly, has been allotted the Education department, while Babulal Kharadi, a tribal leader, has been given the Tribal Regional Development portfolio.