Rajasthan's Bureaucrat Shake-Up: 4 Women Get Key Posts, 108 Officers Shuffled

The changes indicate Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma - a surprise pick by the ruling BJP to replace Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot after last year's election - has bedded into his new role.

The Rajasthan government has effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle - including assigning four women with strong track records and a clean image to head critical departments, such as urban development for capital city Jaipur, which will host a major investors in early December.

The changes indicate that Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma - a surprise pick by the ruling BJP to replace Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot after last year's election - has bedded into his new role.

The message, sources told NDTV, is that this government "is not taking timid steps".