Days after the Cabinet expansion in Madhya Pradesh, portfolios were allocated to the new Ministers late on Saturday with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav keeping the Home Department. Deputy CM Jagdish Devda has been given the Finance Department.
Mr. Yadav will also hold various portfolios such as General Administration Department (GAD), Public Relations, Jails, Mining, Aviation, Industrial Policies and Investment Promotion, as per a notification issued by the GAD.
The development comes a day after Mr. Yadav was in New Delhi to meet BJP national president J.P. Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The list of portfolios is said to have been finalised during the meetings with the high-command’s approval.