Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi took the oath as the 8th Chief Minister of Delhi at Raj Niwas. Along with Atishi, five cabinet ministers were also sworn in. Four of them were ministers in the previous Kejriwal government, while one new face joined the cabinet.
The new cabinet of Atishi includes Gopal Rai, Kailash Gahlot, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Imran Hussain, and Mukesh Ahlawat. Mukesh Ahlawat is a new face. Atishi, who studied at Oxford, became a prominent figure in the party and the previous government during the time when Arvind Kejriwal was in Tihar Jail due to the liquor scandal. Atishi, who was elected from Kalkaji for the first time, became the 17th woman to assume the position of Chief Minister in India and the third woman Chief Minister of Delhi. At 43, Atishi is also the youngest woman Chief Minister of Delhi.
Let's find out which minister got which department in Atishi's cabinet.
- Atishi, Chief Minister
1. Public Works Department 2. Electricity 3. Education 4. Higher Education 5. Training and Technical Education 6. Public Relations Department 7. Revenue 8. Finance 9. Planning 10. Services 11. Vigilance 12. Water 13. Law, Justice and Legislative Affairs, and all departments not specifically allocated to any other minister
- Saurabh Bhardwaj, Minister
1. Urban Development 2. Irrigation and Flood Control 3. Health 4. Industry 5. Art, Culture, and Language 6. Tourism 7. Social Welfare 8. Cooperative
- Gopal Rai, Minister
1. Development 2. General Administration Department 3. Environment, Forests, and Wildlife
- Kailash Gahlot, Minister
1. Transport 2. Administrative Reforms 3. Information Technology 4. Home 5. Women and Child Development
- Imran Hussain, Minister
1. Food and Supplies 2. Elections
- Mukesh Ahlawat, Minister
1. Gurdwara Elections 2. SC and ST Welfare 3. Land and Building 4. Labour 5. Employment
Which department did each minister have in the previous government?
In the previous government, Atishi handled finance, revenue, PWD, electricity, and education, among other departments. Gopal Rai was responsible for the environment, development, and general administration departments. Saurabh Bhardwaj handled health, tourism, urban development, and other departments. Kailash Gahlot managed transport, home, and women and child development, while Imran Hussain was in charge of the food and supplies department.
