As many as 22 ministers were installed in the cabinet of Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday. The swearing-in ceremony of the Rajasthan State Cabinet took place at the Raj Bhavan in Jaipur. These 22 ministers included 12 Cabinet-level ministers, five Ministers of State (MoS) with independent responsibility and five Foreign Ministers.
View the full list of 22 MLAs who took oath as ministers of Rajasthan here:
1. Rajyavardhan Rathore
2. Gajendra Singh Khimsar
3. Kirori Lal Meena
4. Babulal Kharadi
5. Madan Dilawar
6. Jogaram Patel
7. Suresh Singh Rawat
8. Avinash Gehlot
9. Joraram Kumawat
10. Hemant Meena
11. Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary
12. Sumit Godara
MoS (independent charges)
13. Sanjay Sharma
14.Gautam Kumar
15. Jhabar Singh Kharra
16. Surendra Pal Singh
17. Heeralal Nagar
Ministers of State
18. Otaram Dewasi
19. Manju Baghmar
20. Vijay Singh Choudhary
21. KK Bishnoi
22. Jawahar Singh Bedam
The expansion of the Rajasthan Cabinet took place after Prime Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma met Mishra at Raj Bhavan and sought his permission for the swearing-in ceremony. “The Governor gave permission for the ceremony, which will take place at Raj Bhawan at 3.15 pm,” a statement said.
After taking oath as the Rajasthan Cabinet Minister, Rajyavardhan Rathore said, “I have been given a responsibility and I welcome it. I thank Prime Minister (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi, JP Nadda, (Home Minister) Amit Shah, “CM Bhajanlal Sharma, employees of the BJP for giving me this opportunity to serve Rajasthan directly. I ensure that my department will work wholeheartedly for the people of Rajasthan in the next five years.”
Meanwhile, BJP MLA Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena: “I have taken oath as a minister, will work for the people of Rajasthan as their protector. We will stay among the people and listen to their problems…we will have zero tolerance for corruption…ensuring that there are no paper leaks and that this contributes to the safety of women…”
Earlier, on December 15, Bhajan Lal Sharma took oath as Rajasthan Chief Minister, Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister. In the 2023 Rajasthan Assembly elections, the BJP registered victories on 115 seats, and the Congress came a distant second with 69 seats. Rajasthan went to the polls on November 25 for 199 of the 200 parliamentary seats. The majority figure in the state is 100.
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Published: Dec 30, 2023 5:08 PM IST