New Delhi: A lawyer-turned activist with an IIT degree to boot, Somanth Bharti has been given the portfolio of Law, Tourism, Culture and Administrative Reforms.
Bharti breached a Congress bastion by wresting power from three-time sitting MLA and high-profile former Delhi minister Kiran Walia from crucial Malviya Nagar constituency in South Delhi.
Among the several giant killers that the nascent party threw in Delhi elections, Bharti toppled former Education Minister and Women and Child Development Minister Walia.
39-year-old Bharti, among six MLAs, has been chosen to be part of the cabinet headed by Arvind Kejriwal, sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Delhi.
Making a stunning debut in the 70-member Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) riding on a strong “anti-incumbency” wave routed Congress's 15-year-rule where its leader Kejriwal trounced three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit by a margin of more than 25,000 votes.
After earning a Masters degree from the Indian Institute of Technology and a degree in law later, Bharti pursued a legal career.
