After the swearing in of 9 ministers in the Vishnudev Sai government of Chhattisgarh, there is now a 12-member cabinet. There are also 2 Deputy CMs. BJP does not want to allow its government to be projected among the people like a one man show. In such a situation, balanced distribution of power and authority will be seen among the departments.
After the meeting of the CM and both the Deputy CMs with the central leadership, it is believed that the portfolios will be given soon. There is talk that the Chief Minister can keep the Finance and General Administration departments with himself. This department has been with the Chief Minister for the last 20 years in the state. Along with this, public relations, minerals and energy departments can also be kept with themselves. The tradition related to the Chief Minister’s department will be broken.
Till now, it has been a tradition that the Chief Minister of the state keeps departments like Finance, Public Relations, Minerals, Energy with him. However, this tradition may be broken in this government. There is a strong possibility that some powerful departments will go to two Deputy CMs. In such a situation, the Energy and Mineral Department may be divided between two Deputy CMs.
These ministers can get these departments
minister potential department
CM Vishnudev Say
Public Relations, Finance, General Administration, Mining
Deputy CM Arun Saw
Home, Jail, Law, Legislative or Mining, Energy
Deputy CM Vijay Sharma
Departments like endowments, culture, tourism, housing and environment
Lakhanlal Dewangan
Urban Administration Department, Village Industries
Shyam Bihari Jaiswal
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Water Resources
Lakshmi Rajwada
Women Child Development and Social Welfare Department
OP Choudhary
Public Health and Family Welfare, Higher Education, Sports and Youth Welfare
tankaram verma
School Education and PHE
Brijmohan Agarwal
PWD, Revenue and Excise, Parliamentary Affairs
Kedar Kashyap
Forest, Tribal Welfare Department
Ramvichar Netam
Commerce and Industry, Labour, Panchayat, Rural Development Department
Dayaldas Baghel
Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Class and Minority Welfare Department
Arun Sav- Home, Jail, Legislative or Mining, Energy
Reason- Arun Sao, as a lawyer in the High Court during the previous BJP government, had represented the government in many cases. For the first time in the election campaign, bulldozing statements were made regarding law and order and its effect was visible as soon as the government was formed. It is believed that due to his legal knowledge, Sao can get the Home Department. He is the Deputy CM of the state, hence he will have important departments. To balance power, Sao can also be given energy and mining portfolios.
Vijay Sharma- Departments like endowments, culture, tourism, housing and environment.
Reason- Vijay Sharma, who became MLA for the first time, has done politics on student problems in Yuva Morcha, is a young Hindu face of the state government. He is Deputy CM, according to his image he can get these departments. Sharma played an important role when there were movements on the housing issue while being in the opposition. Housing issue has been important among the issues on which BJP has contested the elections. Therefore, only a strong minister can be given this responsibility.
Lakhan Lal Dewangan – Urban Administration Department, Village Industries
Reason- Among the ministers of the state government, Lakhan is such a leader who starts his political career as a councilor. He had a hand in helping BJP win from Korba after a long time and was also the mayor, hence he can be given this department.
Shyam Bihari Jaiswal- Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Water Resources
Reason- Shyam Bihari Jaiswal has been the leader of BJP Kisan Morcha. He can be made the Agriculture Minister because of his experience of leading many farmer movements under the leadership of Jaiswal while being in the opposition.
Lakshmi Rajwade- Women Child Development and Social Welfare Department
Reason – Sai is the only woman minister in the cabinet. She has been working in BJP’s Mahila Morcha for a long time. She is the youngest minister at just 31 years of age. Due to the expectation of better work from her on the issue of women and girls, she got this department. can be given.
OP Chaudhary – Public Health and Family Welfare, Higher Education, Sports and Youth Welfare
Reason- OP has left IAS job and joined politics, he is the only leader of Chhattisgarh BJP whom the youth likes. His politics has been more focused on the issues of youth, he has done a lot of work on education during his tenure as an officer.
Tankaram Verma- School Education and PHE
Reason- Tankaram Verma has been a teacher. When Kedar Kashyap was the School Education Minister, he was also his PA. Understands the work of ministers, has been politically active in the rural areas of Raipur for a long time, being from a rural background, he can be given these departments. .
So what will happen to the old leaders?
Brijmohan Aggarwal- PWD, Revenue and Excise, Parliamentary Affairs
Reason – He has long experience of running departments like PWD, Home, School Education. This time, if not PWD then Brijmohan can be given Transport Department or Excise Department. According to the combination that BJP has shown by bringing new and old faces in the cabinet, key departments can be given to old leaders. Brijmohan Aggarwal also has experience in parliamentary work. Therefore he can be made Parliamentary Affairs Minister.
Kedar Kashyap- Forest, Tribal Welfare Department
Reason – Recently, Kedar kept making election strategies by holding the important post of General Secretary in the organization. The issue of tribals is important for BJP in terms of Lok Sabha elections, hence there is talk of giving them this department. simultaneously
Ramvichar Netam – Commerce and Industry, Labour, Panchayat, Rural Development Department
