Question: Who amongst the following recently took charge as new Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Deepak Gupta
(b) Kavindra Gupta
(c) Rajesh Singh
(d) Mahendra Singh
Reply- (b)
Related Facts:
- On 7th May, 2018, former President of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Mr. Kavindra Gupta took over charge as the new Deputy Chief Minister of the state.
- At this post, he replaced Dr. Nirmal Singh, who is the current Speaker of the Assembly.
- Kavindra Gupta was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of the state on April 30, 2018.
- Gupta, before the ministerial reshuffle, has been given Industries and Commerce as well as Transport portfolios.
Reference:
http://www.ptinews.com/news/9702214_Kavinder-Gupta-assumes-charge-as-Jammu-and-Kashmir-DyCM.html