The Second Ashok Gehlot ministry was the Council of Ministers of the Government of Rajasthan headed by Ashok Gehlot. It was in office from 13 December 2008 until 13 December 2013 during the term of the 13th Rajasthan Assembly.
The ministry was formed after the 2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, in which the Indian National Congress won 96 of the 200 seats and emerged as the largest party without securing an absolute majority. The Congress formed the government with the support of independent members of the Legislative Assembly.
Gehlot was sworn in as chief minister on 13 December 2008. Eleven cabinet ministers and two ministers of state were inducted on 19 December 2008. The ministry was expanded by ten ministers on 28 February 2009 and by four ministers of state on 10 December 2009.
A major reshuffle took place on 16 November 2011. Five ministers were dropped, six were inducted, and Ashok Bairwa was promoted to cabinet rank. The portfolio allocation recorded after the reshuffle comprised 13 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state in addition to the chief minister.
Formation The Congress legislature party selected Gehlot to head the government after the 2008 election. Governor S. K. Singh administered the oath of office to him on 13 December 2008. Gehlot initially took office without other ministers.
The first expansion was held on 19 December. The eleven cabinet ministers inducted were Aimaduddin Ahmad Khan, Bharat Singh, Beena Kak, Brijkishore Sharma, Harji Ram Burdak, Hema Ram Chaudhary, Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya, Mahipal Maderna, Bhanwarlal Meghwal, Parsadi Lal Meena and Shanti Kumar Dhariwal. Golma Devi and Ramkishore Saini were inducted as ministers of state.
Expansions and reshuffle February 2009 expansion On 28 February 2009, Jitendra Singh and Rajendra Pareek were inducted as cabinet ministers. Babulal Nagar, Ram Lal Jat, Ameen Khan, Mangi Lal Garasia, Bharosi Lal Jatav, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Ashok Bairwa and Gurmeet Singh Kunnar were inducted as ministers of state. Portfolios were allocated on 2 March 2009.
December 2009 expansion On 10 December 2009, Brijendra Singh Ola, Murari Lal Meena, Rajkumar Sharma and Rajendra Singh Gudha were inducted as ministers of state. Murari Lal Meena, Rajkumar Sharma and Rajendra Singh Gudha had been elected as Bahujan Samaj Party candidates before joining the Congress. Their initial portfolios were allocated on 15 December 2009.
November 2011 reshuffle Water Resources Minister Mahipal Maderna was removed from the council on 16 October 2011. On 14 November, all members of the council submitted their resignations to Gehlot to enable a reshuffle.
The reconstituted ministry was sworn in on 16 November. Bhanwarlal Meghwal, Ram Lal Jat, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Bharosi Lal Jatav and Golma Devi were dropped. Ameen Khan, who had resigned on 10 February 2011, was re-inducted. Virendra Beniwal, Dayaram Parmar, Naseem Akhtar Insaf, Vinod Kumar Lilawali and Manju Devi Meghwal were also inducted, while Ashok Bairwa was promoted from minister of state to cabinet minister.
Council of Ministers
S.NoNameConstituencyDepartment Party1.Ashok GehlotChief MinisterSardarpura Finance and Taxation Planning Personnel Administrative Reforms and Coordination Home Cabinet Secretariat General Administration Information Technology and Communication Civil Aviation Khadi and Rural Industries Social Justice and Empowerment Programme Implementation Rajasthan State Investigation Bureau Other departments not allocated to any MinisterINCCabinet Ministers2.Aimaduddin Ahmad Khan (Duru Miyan)Kishanpole Medical and Health Family Welfare Ayurveda Medical EducationINC3.Bharat Singh KundanpurSangod Public Works Rural Development and Panchayati RajINC4.Beena KakSumerpur Tourism Art and Culture Archaeology Printing and Stationery Women and Child Development Forest and EnvironmentINC5.Brijkishore SharmaHawa Mahal Primary and Secondary Education Sanskrit Education Language and Linguistic Minorities DevasthanINC6.Harji Ram BurdakNawan Agriculture Animal Husbandry FisheriesIND7.Hema Ram ChaudharyGudamalani Revenue Colonisation Water Resources Sainik WelfareINC8.Mahendrajeet Singh MalviyaBagidora Tribal Area Development Rural Development and Panchayati RajINC9.Shanti DhariwalKota North Urban Development and Housing Local Self Government Law and Justice Parliamentary Affairs ElectionsINC10.Jitendra SinghKhetri Energy Non-conventional Energy Sources Public Health Engineering Ground Water Information Technology and Communication Information and Public RelationsINC11.Rajendra PareekSikar Industries Non-resident Indians Public Undertakings Economics and Statistics Excise MinesINC12.Parsadi Lal MeenaLalsot Cooperation Food and Civil SuppliesIND13.Mahipal MadernaOsian Water Resources Indira Gandhi Canal Project Public Health Engineering Ground Water Command Area DevelopmentINC14.Bhanwarlal MeghwalSujangarh Labour and Employment Primary and Secondary EducationINC15.Golma DeviMahwa Khadi and Village Industries Home Guard and Civil DefenceIND16.Ramkishore SainiBassi Jails Social Justice and Empowerment Technical and Engineering Education Public Grievance Redressal DevasthanIND17.Gurmeet Singh KunnarKaranpur Agricultural Marketing Water ResourcesIND18.Ameen KhanSheo Minority Affairs WaqfINC19.Babulal NagarDudu Khadi and Village Industries Dairy DevelopmentINC20.Bharosi Lal JatavHindaun Agriculture Animal Husbandry Fisheries Estate Motor GarageINC21.Ashok BairwaKhandar Social Justice and Empowerment Transport ElectionsINC22.Mangi Lal GarasiaPindwara-Abu Factory and Boiler Inspection Labour and Employment Youth Affairs and SportsINC23.Pramod Jain BhayaAnta Public Works Science and TechnologyINC24.Ram Lal JatMandal Forest and Environment MinesINC25.Brijendra Singh OlaJhunjhunu Disaster Management and Relief Cooperation Indira Gandhi Canal Project Command Area Development Sainik WelfareINC26.Murari Lal MeenaDausa Employees' State Insurance Agricultural Technical Education Motor Garage Estate State Insurance Public WorksINC27.Rajkumar SharmaNawalgarh Science and Technology Medical and Health Family Welfare Ayurveda Medical EducationINC28.Rajendra Singh GudhaUdaipurwati Planning (Manpower) Home Guard and Civil Defence Public Undertakings Economics and StatisticsINC29.Virendra BeniwalLunkaransar Transport HomeINC30.Dayaram ParmarKotra Higher EducationINC31.Naseem Akhtar InsafPushkar Primary and Secondary Education Language and Linguistic MinoritiesINC32.Vinod Kumar LilawaliNimbahera Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Agriculture Animal Husbandry FisheriesINC33.Manju Devi MeghwalNawa Women and Child DevelopmentINC
Babulal Nagar tendered his resignation on 19 September 2013. Gehlot accepted it and forwarded it to the governor on 20 September.
End of the ministry The Bharatiya Janata Party won the 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election, and the Congress government left office. Vasundhara Raje was sworn in as chief minister on 13 December 2013, succeeding Gehlot.
See also Ashok Gehlot Government of Rajasthan First Ashok Gehlot ministry Third Ashok Gehlot ministry 13th Rajasthan Assembly List of chief ministers of Rajasthan
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