Himachal Pradesh Cabinet: CM Jairam Thakur ditches old warhorses, puts trust in youth
Most of the former ministers who didn't get a Cabinet berth this time belong to either the Prem Kumar Dhumal or the (former CM) Shanta Kumar camp.
In Short
- Himachal CM has ignored some old warhorses, and put his trust in youth
- There are 5 new faces in the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet
- No Cabinet members from Sirmour, Bilaspur, Kinnaur, and Hamirpur
While picking the members of his Cabinet, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has ignored some old warhorses, choosing instead to place his trust in younger lawmakers.
Most of the former ministers who didn't get a Cabinet berth this time belong to either the Prem Kumar Dhumal or the (former CM) Shanta Kumar camp.
None of the members of Jairam Thakur's Cabinet are from Sirmour, Bilaspur, Kinnaur, and Hamirpur districts.
Former Horticulture Minister Narendra Bragta was denied a cabinet berth. In his place, Shimla MLA Suresh Bhardwaj has been inducted.
Bhardwaj is one of the five new faces: The four others are Vipin Singh Parmar, Rajiv Segjal, Govind Thakur and Vikram Singh.
Nahan MLA (and former health minister) Dr Rajeev Bindal failed to make the cut. However, he will be the Speaker in the Vidhan Sabha.
Ramesh Dhawala, a former cabinet minister and Shanta Kumar loyalist, didn't make the list either.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) high command has tried to balance caste and regional equations in the Cabinet: Apart from the Rajputs, a Dalit, a woman, a tribal and a Brahmin have been inducted.
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