Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Expands Cabinet with Inclusion of 22 Ministers in Swearing-In Ceremony

"Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Expands Cabinet with Induction of 22 Ministers"

On Saturday, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma expanded his cabinet in Rajasthan, with the swearing-in ceremony taking place at the Raj Bhavan in Jaipur. The newly inducted ministers include 12 cabinet-rank ministers, five Ministers of State (MoS) with independent charge, and five ministers of state.

Here is the list of the 22 ministers who took the oath:

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

Ministers of State (Independent charge):

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 followed a meeting between Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and the governor, seeking permission for the ceremony. Rajyavardhan Rathore, after taking the oath, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, JP Nadda, Amit Shah, and CM Bhajanlal Sharma, pledging dedicated service to the people of Rajasthan. Other ministers also highlighted their commitment to addressing issues such as corruption, paper leaks, and women's safety.

The BJP secured 115 seats in the 2023 Rajasthan Assembly Election, with the Congress trailing at 69 seats out of the 200 assembly seats. The majority mark in the state is 100.