Exactly a year after he resigned and went into near oblivion, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal took oath as Delhi's chief minister again on Saturday at the Ramlila Maidan as tens of thousands of cheering supporters watched. Others who took oath as ministers in Kejriwal’s cabinet were Manish Sisodia, Asim Ahmed Khan, Sandeep Kumar, Satyendra Jain, Gopal Rai and Jitendra Tomar. Kejriwal will hold the portfolios of home, power and finance in the Delhi government. The 46-year-old former civil servant’s AAP won all but three of the 70 seats in assembly election after pledges to tackle entrenched corruption and lower utility bills won over legions of working-class voters willing to give him another chance. His first term as chief minister lasted just 49 days and ended in chaos a year ago; sparking accusations he was fleeing the tough job of administration. Kejriwal’s confidant Manish Sisodia, the deputy chief minister in the new government, will be allotted the departments of urban development, public works and education. Satyendra Jain, who was the health minister in the AAP's earlier 49-day innings, will head the same ministry. Gopal Rai, one of the four new faces in the seven-member ministry, will be the transport minister. He will also have charge of the labour department. Sandeep Kumar will be the minister for women and child development. Jitender Tomar will be the new law minister. And Asim Ahmed Khan will be food and civil supplies minister. The Ramlila ground, in the heart of Delhi, was spruced up thoroughly for Kejriwal, 46, and his ministers to take the oath of office and secrecy. Around 40,000 chairs were placed in neat columns almost till the end of the ground, which often hosts major political rallies.
