New Delhi: The newly designated Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal is all set to hold the first meeting of his cabinet today.
Ahead of his first cabinet meet, Kejriwal took to Twitter and asked people to pray for him. He also tweeted that he is much better now and his fever "is gone".
“Fever gone.Feeling much better. Restarted daily morn walk n yoga, which had stopped due to elections.My 1st day in office 2day. Do pray 4 me,” he tweeted.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief, while taking oath as the CM of Delhi for the second time, even said that he took medicine for his fever.
In his address Kejriwal had promised to make Delhi corruption free in the next five years. The new CM has also said that reducing power bills by half and providing 700 litres of free water are among the top priorities of his government.
At the Cabinet meeting scheduled for today, Team Kejriwal will chalk out the new government's agenda. Interestingly, Kejriwal has not kept any portfolio with him and will overlook the functioning of the Cabinet and interact with people.
Other ministers of his Cabinet include Deputy CM Manish Sisodia who will also look after Education, Urban Development, Finance portfolios.
Jitender Tomar is minister for Home, Law and Art and Culture. Satyendar Jain is health minister and will also hold the power, industries, public works department, irrigation and flood control portfolios.
Gopal Rai has charge of transport, labour, rural development, employment and general administration. Sandeep Kumar will be in charge of women and child development, social welfare and welfare of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes. Asim Ahmed Khan will head the ministries of food and civil supply, environment and forest.
AAP swept the recently concluded Delhi Assembly polls and won 67 out of 70 seats.
