Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has been given the charge of the Culture and Tourism Minister in the new Cabinet that took oath of office on Sunday.
A senior member of the BJP, Shekhawat has been an elected MP from Jodhpur constituency in Rajasthan since 2014.
Along with him, Suresh Gopi, a first time MP From Thrissur, Kerala and Rao Inderjit Singh have been given the mantle as Ministers of State for Tourism and Culture, respectively.