Chandigarh: Punjab minister Navjot Singh
Sidhu, who is at loggerheads with Chief Minister
Amarinder Singh, was Thursday
divested
of the
Local Government department and was given the
Power and New and Renewable Energy
portfolio in a cabinet reshuffle.
The
portfolio rejig took place hours after the first state Cabinet meeting following the
Lok Sabha elections.
Singh on Thursday evening rejigged the portfolios
of most
of his ministers.
Sidhu's tourism and cultural affairs
portfolio was also taken away, as per an official statement.
Barring four ministers, there are some changes in the portfolios
of all the others as a result
of the reallocation.
The chief minister said this will help further streamline the government and bring more transparency and efficiency.