Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath distributed portfolios to his cabinet Friday evening, keeping Public Relations, Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Department and Employment Department among others with himself, an official said.
Tribal MLA Bala Bachchan, who was minister in the previous Digvijay Singh-led Congress government, was given Home and Jail, while another senior MLA, Tulsi Silawat, got Health, the Public Relations department official said.
Govind Rajput was allocated Revenue and Transport department, while Tarun Bhanot was given the Finance department.
Nath also kept Public Service Management department and the Technical Education with him, he said.
MLA Prabhuram Choudhary, who belongs to a Scheduled Caste community, was given School Education, he said.
Another Digvijay Singh cabinet member, Vijaylaxmi Sadho, got Culture and Medical Education Department.
Hukum Singh Karada, also a minister in the previous Congress government, got Water Resources Development.
Another former senior minister Dr Govind Singh was given Cooperatives and Parliamentary Affairs. Sajjan Singh Verma, who was Urban Administration Minister in Digvijay Singh government, has got the Public Works Department in Kamal Nath's cabinet, the official said.
Arif Aqueel, the lone Muslim minister, got Minorities and Other Backward Class Welfare, besides Bhopal Gas Relief and Rehabilitation.