Delhi Cabinet Portfolios Announced: CM Rekha Gupta Keeps Finance, WCD — Check Full List

Rekha Gupta, a first-time MLA of Shalimar Bagh seat, took oath as the chief minister of Delhi on Thursday, a day after Bharatiya Janata Party finalised her for the top role. Alongside her, six other BJP legislators were sworn in as ministers in the new government.

The swearing-in ceremony was held at Delhi's iconic Ramlila Maidan, days after BJP won 48 out of 70 seats in the assembly election held on February 5. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena administered the oath to Gupta and her cabinet at the event, attended by top BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

After the ceremony, the newly sworn-in Delhi government held a Cabinet meeting. Later, at a press conference, Gupta announced the allocation of portfolios to the six ministers.

Rekha Gupta: The CM has decided to keep as many as 10 portfolios with her, including Finance, Revenue, Women and Child Development, Land & Building, I&PR, Vigilance, and AR, among others. Gupta will also take care of the portfolios that have not been assigned to other ministers.

Parvesh Verma: The BJP MLA from the New Delhi seat has been assigned key departments, including Water, Gurudwara Elections, PWD, and Legislative Affairs. He will also oversee the Irrigation and flood control, which has faced scrutiny in the past two years due to the Yamuna River’s overflow during the monsoon season.

Ashish Sood: Sood, who won the Janakpuri constituency, is set to take charge of Urban Development, Power, Education, Home and other departments. 

Manjinder Singh Sirsa: Sirsa, an influential Sikh face in the BJP, was allotted three ministries: Food & Supplies, Forest & Environment, and Industries.

Ravinder Singh: He will be responsible for Elections, Cooperative, Social Welfare and SC & ST Welfare Departments.

Kapil Mishra: The Karawal Nagar MLA has been given the portfolio of Law & Justice and Labour. He will also oversee Employment, Development, Art & Culture, Language, and Tourism.

Pankaj Kumar Singh: He will oversee Health and Family Welfare, focusing on implementing the centre's Ayushman Bharat Yojana. The Aam Aadmi Party government had previously blocked the scheme's implementation in Delhi. He will also manage the transport and IT departments.