gehlot: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot retains all portfolios barring excise

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has allotted portfolios to his ministers and retained the essential residence, finance and taxation portfolios. The portfolio allocation mirrored Congress’ balancing act. Whereas a majority of plum portfolios had been allotted to the CM’s loyalists, huge ministries given to former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot’s camp included rural growth, panchayati raj, transport and forests.

Pilot had throughout his ‘rise up’ in July 2020 mentioned that a number of electorally vital communities like Jats and Meenas didn’t have sufficient illustration within the ministry and Gehlot was answerable for most obligations and unwilling to half with any portfolios. After the allocation, Gehlot retained all, barring excise, which has been given to his staunch supporter Parsadilal Meena.

Gehlot now has 10 portfolios together with finance, taxation, residence and justice, division of personnel, administration, cupboard secretariat, NRI, IT and communication, state investigation bureau, info and public relations. Parsadilal Meena has been the most important gainer of the reshuffle as he acquired the medical and well being portfolio, earlier held by Raghu Sharma.

The reshuffle has seen 5 from ‘Pilot camp’ inducted within the Cupboard. They embody Hemaram Chaudhary, Brijendra Ola, Murarilal Meena, Vishvendra Singh and Ramesh Meena. Chaudhary has acquired the forest and setting. Ola has been entrusted with transport and street security. Murarilal Meena is MoS (ind) for agriculture advertising and marketing and property. Vishvendra Singh has retained tourism and Ramesh Meena has acquired Pilot’s earlier cost of rural growth and panchayati raj. Senior minister BD Kalla is the brand new training minister.