Delhi Cabinet: Along with CM Rejha Gupta, Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Kapil Mishra, Ravinder Indraj Singh, Kapil Mishra and Pankaj Singh were also administered the oath of office by Lt Governor VK Saxena.
Delhi Cabinet: The newly elected Delhi government led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has vowed to work tirelessly for the city’s development and to fulfil all commitments made to the people during the election campaign. Following Gupta’s swearing-in as Delhi’s ninth chief minister, she and her six cabinet ministers performed ‘Yamuna Aarti’ at Vasudev Ghat on Thursday evening.
The newly formed Delhi Cabinet also held its first meeting after which the Chief Minister announced the allocation of ministerial portfolios. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will oversee crucial departments, including Finance. Meanwhile, Parvesh Verma has been entrusted with key ministries such as PWD, Legislative Affairs, I&FC, Water, and Gurudwara Elections.
Full list of ministers and their portfolios:
| Ministers | Portfolios |
| Rekha Gupta | Chief Minister, Finance, Planning, GAD, WCD, Services, Revenue, Land & Building, I&PR, Vigilance, AR. Any other
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| Parvesh Verma | PWD, Water, Legislative Affairs, I&FC, Gurudwara Elections |
| Ashish Sood | Home, Power, Education, Higher Education, Training & Technical Education, and Urban Development |
| Manjinder Singh Sirsa | Food & Supplies, Forest & Environment, Industries |
| Ravinder Singh | Social Welfare, SC & ST Welfare, Cooperative, Elections |
| Kapil Mishra | Law & Justice, Labour Department, Employment Department, Art & Culture, Language Department, Tourism Department |
| Pankaj Singh | Health and Family Welfare, Transport, Information Technology |
Delhi’s govt formation
Earlier in the day, Gupta, the first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, was administered oath as the chief minister by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena in a grand ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan. Her council of ministers was also sworn in.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP’s top brass, including Union ministers Amit Shah, J P Nadda and Rajnath Singh, and the chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of several NDA-ruled states, attended the ceremony.
Later, Gupta reached the Delhi Secretariat to take charge as the chief minister of Delhi. She was accompanied by party leaders, including state BJP in-charge Baijayant Panda and state president Virendra Sachdeva among others.
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