Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry

Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry

27th Ministry of Rajasthan
Date formed13 December 2023
People and organisations
GovernorHaribhau Bagade
Chief MinisterBhajan Lal Sharma
Deputy Chief MinistersDiya Kumari
Prem Chand Bairwa
Member parties  BJP
Status in legislature Majority
130 / 200 (65%)
Opposition cabinetINC
70 / 200 (35%)
Opposition party  INC
Opposition leaderTika Ram Jully
History
Election2023
Outgoing election2023
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorThird Gehlot ministry

The Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry represents the formation of the Twenty-seventh cabinet of the Indian state Rajasthan under the leadership of Bhajan Lal Sharma,[1][2] who has been elected the Fifteenth Chief Minister of Rajasthan. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Bhajan Lal Sharma, secured an absolute majority in the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, winning 115 out of the 200 seats in the state assembly.[3]

History

The results of the 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election were released on 3 December 2023, in which the Bharatiya Janata Party secured a majority in the winning 115 of the 230 seats in the state legislative assembly. On 12 December 2023, after days of deliberations, the BJP picked Bhajan Lal Sharma, a first-time MLA, as its chief minister. Prem Chand Bairwa and Diya Kumari were chosen to be deputy chief ministers.[4] The new government was officially sworn in on 15 December 2023.[citation needed]

Council of Ministers

Source:[5]

Cabinet Ministers

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
Home Affairs
Excise
Personnel
Anti Corruption Bureau
Planning
General Administration
Policy making cell
Information and Public Relations
Other departments not allocated to any Minister
15 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Finance
Minister of Tourism
Minister of Women & Child Development
Minister of Art & Cultural Affairs
Minister of Public Works Department
Minister of Child Empowerment
15 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Higher Education
Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Minister of Technical Education
Minister of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy
15 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Agriculture and Industry
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Disaster Management Assistance and Civil Defense
Minister of Public Prosecution Redressal
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Medical and Health
Minister of Medical and Health Services
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Industry and Commerce
Minister of Information Technology and Communication
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Minister of Skill Planning and Entrepreneurship
Minister of Sainik Welfare
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Tribal Area Development
Minister of Home Guards Department
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Minister of Law and Legal Affairs
Minister of Justice
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Water Resources
Minister of Water Resources Planning
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of School Education
Minister of Panchayati Raj
Minister of Sanskrit Education
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Animal Husbandry and Dairy
Minister of Cow Husbandry
Minister of Devasthan
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Revenue
Minister of Colonization
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies
Minister of Consumer Affairs
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Public Health Engineering
Minister of Ground Water
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of Forest, Environment and Climate Change
Minister of Science and Technology
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Cooperative Department
Minister of Civil Development
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Urban Development
Minister of Health Governance
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Energy30 December 2023Incumbent BJP

Ministers of State

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development
Minister of Disaster Management Assistance and Civil Defense
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Public Works Department
Minister of Women and Child Development
Minister of Child Empowerment
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Revenue
Minister of Colonization
Minister of Sainik Kalyan
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Industry and Commerce
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Minister of Skill Planning and Entrepreneurship
Minister of Policy Making
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP
Minister of Home
Minister of Cow Husbandry
Minister of Animal Husbandry and Dairy
Minister of Fisheries
30 December 2023Incumbent BJP

Former Ministers

SI No. Name Department Tenure Reason Party
1. Surender Pal Singh Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Agricultural Marketing
Agricultural Educator
Indira Gandhi Canal
Minority Affairs
30 December 2023 – 8 January 2024 Lost Election BJP

Demographics

Representation of ministers by district

  Ajmer (4.16%)
  Alwar (4.16%)
  Barmer (4.16%)
  Bharatpur (4.16%)
  Bikaner (4.16%)
  Chittorgarh (4.16%)
  Jaipur (16.66%)
  Jodhpur (8.33%)
  Kota (8.33%)
  Nagaur (8.33%)
  Pali (8.33%)
  Pratapgarh (4.16%)
  Sawai Madhopur (4.16%)
  Sikar (4.16%)
  Sirohi (4.16%)
  Tonk (4.16%)
  Udaipur (4.16%)
District Ministers Name of ministers
Ganganagar 0
Hanumangarh 0
Bikaner 1 Sumit Godara
Churu 0
Jhunjhunu 0
Sikar 1 Jhabar Singh Kharra
Jaipur 4 Bhajan Lal Sharma
Diya Kumari
Prem Chand Bairwa
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Alwar 1 Sanjay Sharma
Bharatpur 1 Jawahar Singh Bedham
Dholpur 0
Karauli 0
Dausa 0
Sawai Madhopur 1 Kirodi Lal Meena
Tonk 1 Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary
Ajmer 1 Suresh Singh Rawat
Nagaur 2 Manju Baghmar
Vijay Singh Choudhary
Pali 2 Avinash Gehlot
Joraram Kumawat
Jodhpur 2 Gajendra Singh Khimsar
Jogaram Patel
Jaisalmer 0
Barmer 1 KK Vishnoi
Jalore 0
Sirohi 1 Otaram Dewasi
Udaipur 1 Babulal Kharadi
Pratapgarh 1 Hemant Kumawat
Dungarpur 0
Banswara 0
Chittorgarh 1 Gautam Kumar
Bhilwara 0
Bundi 0
Kota 2 Heeralal Nagar
Madan Dilawar
Baran 0
Jhalawar 0

References

  1. ^ Wadhawan, Dev Ankur (12 December 2023). "Bhajan Lal Sharma is next Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje proposes name". India Today. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ "राजस्थान को मिल गया नया CM, नाम- भजन लाल शर्मा, करोड़पति हैं... लेकिन कर्ज भी 35 लाख!". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). 12 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ George, Preeti (12 December 2023). "भजनलाल शर्मा होंगे राजस्थान के नए मुख्यमंत्री, BJP विधायक दल की बैठक में फैसला". News18 (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ Iqbal, Mohammed (12 December 2023). "Rajasthan CM: Bhajan Lal Sharma to be Chief Minister of Rajasthan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. ^ Wadhawan, Dev Ankur (5 January 2024). "Rajasthan Cabinet portfolios allocated, Chief Minister keeps 8 key ministries". India Today. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.