Minor Reshuffle in Punjab Cabinet
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/January 8,2026
As per available information a minor reshuffle is going to take place the Punjab Cabinet but with a significant change in the state leadership
One of the major departments, Local Government (Local Bodies) portfolio has been reassigned from Dr Ravjot to Sanjeev Arora, while Dr Ravjot has been given charge of the NRI Affairs Department, which was earlier held by Arora.
As per available information the minor but major change in the local bodies department has come in the backdrop of the upcoming municipal corporation elections. With an eye on consolidating its hold in urban constituencies, the government appears to have geared up to strengthen its organisational presence in cities before the upcoming assembly elections, due early next year.
With the addition of the Local Bodies department, Sanjeev Arora’s role in the government has become more influential in a short time of just six moths. He already holds the key Power and Industries portfolios and will now oversee urban local governance as well.
Documents related to the change in ministerial responsibilities have been forwarded to the Governor for formal approval.
Sanjeev Arora who was earlier represented Punjab in Rajya Sabha entered the Punjab Assembly after winning the Ludhiana West byelection in 2025 and was sworn in as an MLA on June 28, 2025.He was given the ministry of NRI and Industries but later in August 2025 he was given the charge of Power after taking it from Harbhajan Singh ETO.
