Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. (Press Trust of India)
Two days after his swearing-in, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced his cabinet late on Tuesday evening.
The Chief Minister will retain the key portfolios of home, power, town and country planning.
Education, food and civil supplies and transport have been bagged by Ram Bilas Sharma. Captain Abhimanyu Singh has got finance and revenue department, the health department has gone to Anil Vij while OP Dhankar has got the agriculture portfolio. Kavita Jain is the minister for social justice.
On Sunday, along with Mr Khattar, six cabinet ministers and three ministers of state (independent charge) were sworn in by Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and senior BJP leader LK Advani attended the ceremony. (Read:
Manohar Lal Khattar Takes Oath)
Earlier today, the new ministers were allotted official rooms in the state secretariat. The Chief Minister has already held a meeting with senior bureaucrats of the state. (Read:
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Holds First Meeting With State Officials)
ML Khattar is an unmarried former RSS pracharak or functionary, who was deputed to the BJP 20 years ago. He has worked closely with Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the latter had charge of the state in the 90s. The PM began his Haryana campaign from Karnal, Mr Khattar's constituency.