Over A Third Of New Ministers In 5 States Have Criminal Cases: Data

Only 11 out of the 92 (12%) of the newly appointed ministers in the five states are women.

33 of the 92 (or nearly 36%) of newly appointed ministers in the states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana have criminal and serious criminal cases against them, an analysis of the nomination forms filed by them has revealed.

The states went to the polls in November last year and the results, declared on December 3, went largely in favour of the BJP, which won majorities in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The Congress defeated the Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana while the Zoram People's Movement, led by Lalduhoma, won 27 out of 40 seats in Mizoram.

The analysis also shows that, of the five states, Mizoram has the youngest ministers while Telangana has the richest.