Pema Khandu was elected as Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 12 June 2024.[1] The government was formed as a result of BJP securing 46 seats of 147 in the 2024 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election which was held in April in the state. The results were declared on 2 June and this led to formation of 11th Arunachal Pradesh Assembly. This government is also supported by National People's Party with 5 seats and Nationalist Congress Party with 3 seats.
Fifth Pema Khandu ministry | |
|---|---|
| 18th Ministry of Arunachal Pradesh | |
 | |
| Date formed | 13 June 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| Governor | Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik |
| Chief Minister | Pema Khandu (BJP) |
| Member parties | BJP |
| Status in legislature | Government (54)
Opposition (1) Others (3)
54 / 60 (90%)
3 / 60 (5%) |
| Opposition party | None |
| Opposition leader | Vacant |
| History | |
| Election | 2024 |
| Legislature term | 8 days |
| Predecessor | Fourth Pema Khandu ministry |
Council of Ministers
editIn the Fifth Pema Khandu Ministry, with Pema Khandu there are 12 Ministers,[2][1] in which one is woman i.e., Dasanglu Pul. She was the first woman Cabinet Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in Pema Khandu Ministries.[3][4][5] She was the wife of Kalikho Pul, former Chief Minister of the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh for a brief time in 2016.[6][7] The new ministers with Pema Khandu oath as Cabinet Ministers in the ceremony held at Dorjee Khandu Convention in Itanagar on 13 June 2024 in the presence of Governor Sri Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik.[6][3][4][5]
Cabinet Ministers
editSource[8]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Deputy Chief Ministers | ||||||
| Deputy Chief Minister Finance, Planning and Investment, Tax & Excise, State Lotteries, Economics & Statistics, and Power and Non-Conventional Energy Resources | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Cabinet Ministers | ||||||
| Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Cooperation and Transport | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Law, Legislative and Justice, Social Justice, Empowerment & Tribal Affairs, and Sports & Youth Affairs | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Urban Affairs, Land Management, and Civil Aviation | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Home and Inter State Border Affairs, Public Health Engineering & Water Supply, Department of Indigenous Affairs | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Women & Child Development, Cultural Affairs, and Science & Technology | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Education, Rural Works, Parliamentary Affairs, Tourism, and Libraries as a Cabinet Minister | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Dairy Development, Fisheries, Food & Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Environment & Forests, Geology, Mining & Minerals, and the Department of Tirap, Changlang, and Longding | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Commerce & Industries, Labour & Employment, and Information & Public Relations & Printing. | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Health & Family Welfare and Water Resources departments | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
Demographics
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Bureau, The Hindu (June 13, 2024). "Arunachal Pradesh CM swearing-in LIVE updates: BJP's Pema Khandu takes oath as Chief Minister" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/arunachal-pradesh-cabinet-ministers-list-9389702/%7Ctitle=list
- ^ a b "Arunachal Pradesh: Who is Dasanglu Pul, first woman minister in Pema Khandu cabinet". June 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Mazumdar, Prasanta (June 13, 2024). "36 years on, Arunachal gets its second woman minister". The New Indian Express.
- ^ a b Mazumdar, Prasanta (June 14, 2024). "2nd woman minister in Arunachal Pradesh after a gap of 36 yrs". The New Indian Express.
- ^ a b "BJP fields ex-CM Dasanglu Pul's widow for Arunachal bypoll". October 28, 2016 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ "Tuki greets Narayansamy,Dasanglu on their victory".
- ^ "Arunachal Pradesh State Portal". arunachalpradesh.gov.in.