Baba Balaknath is not included in Bhajan Lal Ministry in Rajasthan

way2barak, Dec 30: Former Union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and senior BJP leader Kirodi Lal Meena were among the 12 MLAs sworn in as cabinet ministers in the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP government in Rajasthan. Additionally, 10 ministers of state were also inducted into the government during a ceremony at the Raj Bhawan in Jaipur. Governor Kalraj Mishra administered the oath of office to the new ministers.​

It is pertinent to mention that none of the three religious leaders, Baba Balkanath, Mahant Pratappuri, and Bal Mukundacharya were included in the Cabinet. However, only one Gurjar legislator, Jawahar Singh Bedam, was appointed as a State Minister.

Two-time Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday did not attend the swearing-in ceremony of cabinet ministers in the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP government. However, seven MLAs associated with her camp took the oath of ministerial positions.

They are Gajendra Singh, Jawahar Singh Bedham, Surendra Pal Singh, Suresh Singh Rawat, Manju Baghmar, Hemant Meena (son of Nand Lal Meena, who served as a Cabinet Minister in the Vasundhara government), and Otaram Dewasi.