BJP government allocates cabinet portfolios in Delhi, Rekha Gupta keeps Finance

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will oversee the Finance, Revenue, Women and Child Development portfolios as the BJP government in Delhi, which was sworn in on Thursday, allocated responsibilities to the new cabinet.

The Home Ministry has been allocated to senior leader and prominent Punjabi face Ashish Sood, while Jat leader Parvesh Verma will oversee the Public Works Department (PWD) as well as the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, which is responsible for cleaning the Yamuna.

Ashish Sood will also share the portfolios of Power, Education, and Urban Development, while first-time legislator Pankaj Kumar Singh will oversee Health and Family Welfare, as well as Transport. Ravinder



Indraj, the party's Dali face, will be in charge of Social Welfare, SC/ST Welfare departments.

Kapil Mishra, the party's hardline Hindutva face, has been appointed as the new Minister of Law and Justice and will also oversee the Labour Department. Sikh leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa will be the new Forest and Environment Minister, along with the Food and Supplies Department.

Rekha Gupta, a first-time MLA and a prominent Baniya face in the BJP, was sworn in as the ninth Chief Minister of Delhi on Thursday in a grand ceremony at Ramlila Maidan. The event was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and other dignitaries. Her Council of Ministers also took the oath.