Amid hectic lobbying for cupboard berths in Himachal Pradesh, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has saved the finance, basic administration, dwelling, planning and personnel portfolios with himself, based on an official notification.

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He has allotted jal shakti, transport, and language, arts and tradition departments to his deputy, Mukesh Agnihotri.

All different portfolios that haven’t been allotted to any minister can be with Sukhu, the notification issued on Tuesday night time stated.

BALANCING ACT

Sukhu and all different Congress MLAs are to hitch social gathering chief Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra at Alwar in Rajasthan on Friday, which marks 100 days of the march. This is predicted to delay the enlargement of the state’s new cupboard.

Sukhu had on Monday stated the cupboard could be expanded in session with the Congress excessive command and it could be a mixture of professionals, youth and representatives from all sections. However, it will likely be a problem to strike a steadiness between areas, castes and factions.

Sukhu can be flying to New Delhi to carry consultations with central social gathering leaders. All India Congress Committee in cost for Himachal Rajiv Shukla has been given the duty to make sure balanced illustration within the cupboard.

The Congress gained 40 of the 68 meeting seats, together with 10 in Kangra, seven in Shimla, 4 every in Una, Solan, and Hamirpur, three in Sirmaur, two every in Chamba and Kullu, and one every in Mandi, Bilaspur, Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti district.

CLAIMS AND CHALLENGES

While those that have been ministers when the Congress was in energy within the state final time spherical are asserting their rights, numerous second and third-time MLAs are additionally aspiring for a ministerial berth.

Shillai legislator Harshwardhan Chauhan is a six-time legislator, and Chander Kumar, 78, additionally a six-time MLA belongs to the opposite backward lessons.

Jagat Singh Negi gained Kinnaur for the fourth time and is a contender for a cupboard berth. Rohit Thakur, the grandson of former chief minister Ram Lal Thakur, is a senior MLA in Shimla district. He gained from his conventional Jubal Kotkhai seat for the fourth time.

State Congress president Pratibha Singh is pushing for the inclusion of four-time Rampur Bushahr MLA Nand Lal and her son Vikramaditya Singh.

Former minister Sudhir Sharma (Jawali), Sunder Singh Thakur (Kullu), Kuldeep Pathania (Bhatiyyat), Rajesh Dharmani (Ghumarwin), Chandrashekhar (Dharampur), the lone Congress MLA from Mandi district, Ashish Butail (Palampur), a distinguished determine in The enterprise neighborhood, and amongst first-timers, Raghubir Singh Bali, the son of former minister GS Bali (Nagrota Bagwan), are additionally eyeing a cupboard berth. Anirudh Singh, who defeated sitting city growth minister Suresh Bhardwaj, three-time Rohru MLA Mohan Lal Brakta, and former state Congress president Kuldeep Rathore are within the race, too.