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Social engineering formula kept in mind

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Among the Brahmin Ministers is Nakul Dubey, a first-timer to the Vidhan Sabha

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BACK AT THE HELM: Uttar Pradesh Governor T.V. Rajeswar with BSP supremo Mayawati after she took oath as Chief Minister in Lucknow on Sunday.

LUCKNOW: One of the factors which helped the Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati to win the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections was the Dalit-Brahmin combination forged by her and her emphasis on "sarv samaj." This social engineering formula was kept in mind while finalising the names of the members of the Cabinet.

Those who have been made Cabinet ministers are: Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Ramveer Upadhyaya, Lalji Verma, Indrajit Saroj, Sukhdev Rajbhar, Thakur Jaiveer Singh, Swami Prasad Maurya, Ved Ram Bhati, Laxmi Narain, Rakesh Dhar Tripathi, Babu Singh Kushwaha, Jai Narain Rai, Phagu Chauhan, Nakul Dubey, Daddoo Prasad, Narain Singh, Sudhir Goel, Ram Prasad Chaudhary and Dharam Singh Saini.

Mr. Maurya who was the leader of BSP Legislature Party in the 14th Vidhan Sabha lost the recent elections from Dalmau in Rae Bareli district. He is likely to be rehabilitated as an MLC.

Among the Brahmin Ministers is Nakul Dubey, a first-timer to the Vidhan Sabha. Said to be BSP general secretary, Satish Chandra Mishra's choice, Mr. Dubey, who like Mr. Mishra is a lawyer, was elected from Mahona in Lucknow.

Samajwadi president and outgoing Chief Minister Mulayam Singh and Speaker Mata Prasad during the swearing-in.

Only two Brahmins have been made Ministers of State (independent charge) with two others being made Ministers of State.

Surprise presence

A surprise presence at the swearing-in ceremony was that of the former Chief Minister, Mulayam Singh. He attended the function with the Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Mata Prasad Pandey.

The president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee, Salman Khurshid, Congress Legislature Party leader, Pramod Tiwari and former Chief Minister, Ram Naresh Yadav were also present.

Ms. Mayawati's parents and other family members as well as family members of her mentor, Kanshi Ram were among those who attended.

Immediately on assuming charge, the Chief Minister appointed Shailesh Krishna as her Principal Secretary.

Senior bureaucrats Rohit Nandan and Navneet Sehgal were made secretaries to the Chief Minister.

Ms. Mayawati later assumed charge in the Chief Minister's office located on the fifth floor of Lal Bahadur Shastri Annexe Bhavan.

She held a meeting with the officials and reviewed the decisions taken by the previous Government. Chief Secretary Shambhu Nath, Principal Secretary, Home, K. Chandramouli and senior administrative and police officials were present.

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