Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka D. K. Shivakumar, and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini have allocated portfolios to their respective ministers, highlighting their focus on key areas of governance.
In Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Yadav has retained important roles including General Administration, Home, Jail, Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion, Public Relations, Aviation, Mineral Resources, Public Services Management, and Narmada Valley Development. Deputy CM Jagdish Dewda has been assigned the Finance portfolio, while Deputy CM Rajendra Shukla has been allocated Public Health-Family Welfare and Medical Education. Other ministers have also been assigned various portfolios, ensuring a comprehensive and balanced approach to governance in Madhya Pradesh [1ccb977f] [74849197].
Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Champai Soren has allocated portfolios to ministers, keeping the departments of Home and Personnel for himself. Basant Soren has been given charge of Road Construction, Building Construction, and Water Resources. Bebi Devi has been given the Women and Child Development and Social Welfare portfolios. Banna Gupta gets the Department of Medical Education and Family Welfare and Department of Disaster Management. Rameshwar Oraon gets the Finance Department and Department of Commercial Taxes. Alamgir Alam retains the Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, and Rural Works departments. Satyanand Bhokta has been given charge of the Labor portfolio and the Industry department [39900926].
In Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar has kept the irrigation portfolio to ensure the implementation of the Mekedatu project. The DMK has declared that it won't allow the project to take off, but Shivakumar is committed to implementing it. Karnataka will release 177 TMC of water to help Tamil Nadu and the people of Bengaluru. The case is coming up before the managing authority, and Shivakumar is confident of getting justice for Karnataka. The BJP has criticized the Congress-led Karnataka government for the DMK's opposition to the project [a5681a4c].
In Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has allocated portfolios to the Council of Ministers, keeping the key Home Department for himself. Saini will also handle the Revenue and Disaster Management, Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship, Information and Public Relations and Languages and Culture, Mines and Geology, Administration of Justice and Foreign Cooperation Departments. Other ministers have been assigned various departments, including Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, Health, Transport, and Social Justice. The previous Home Department holder, Anil Vij, did not find a place in the Saini cabinet. The allocation of portfolios was made by the Governor of Haryana on the advice of the Chief Minister. The Saini government won the trust vote in the state assembly last Wednesday [a413f15d] [ec8831ab] [7ac11e58].
In Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has allocated additional portfolios to five federal ministers. Minister for Privatization Abdul Aleem Khan has been given the additional portfolio of Communication. Chaudhary Salik Hussain, Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, will also oversee the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain has been given the additional portfolio of National Food Security and Research. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has been allocated the Inter Provincial Coordination ministry. Minister for Petroleum Mr. Mussadik Masood Malik will also oversee matters related to Water Resources [f827261b].
In Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that the allocation of portfolios to ministers will occur within the next two days. This comes after the recent expansion of the Maharashtra cabinet, where 39 Mahayuti leaders were sworn in as ministers. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde commented on the opposition's lack of leadership during this transition. The political landscape in Maharashtra is evolving, with Fadnavis and Shinde focusing on governance and addressing pressing issues such as farmers' protests and local weather conditions [ce502e61].
The allocation of portfolios in these states and in Pakistan highlights the distribution of responsibilities within the state and federal governments, contributing to the ongoing vision for unity, collaboration, and development.