Lucknow: On Wednesday, Retaining the crucial and highly sought Home and Revenue department with himself, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath allocated portfolios to his council of ministers.
He gave charge of the Public Works Department (PWD) portfolio to Keshav Prasad Maurya.
K.P Maurya will also head the Food Processing, Entertainment Tax and Public Enterprises Department.
Deputy chief minister Dinesh Shah was allocated the Higher and Secondary Education, Science and Technology, Electronics and IT departments.
BJP’s official spokesperson Siddharth Nath Singh was allotted the Health department, while Mathura MP Shrikant Sharma was given charge of the Energy portfolio.
Cricketer-turned-politican Chetan Chauhan will head the state’s Sports ministry.