1 2 , ▁Mat an hy ▁quit ▁the ▁United ▁Go ans ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( UG DP ) ▁due ▁to ▁U G DP ▁forming ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁Go a ▁Vik as ▁Party . ▁He ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁and ▁cont ested ▁as ▁a ▁B J P ▁candidate ▁from ▁the ▁Cort al im ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Go a ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁election . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁B J P ▁gained ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Go a ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁election , ▁Man oh ar ▁Par rik ar ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁Go a . ▁He ▁induct ed ▁Mat an hy ▁S ald anha ▁in ▁his ▁Cab inet . ▁S ald anha ▁was ▁all otted ▁the ▁port fol ios ▁of ▁Tour ism ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Science ▁and ▁Environment . ▁ ▁After ▁Mat an hy ▁died ▁in ▁har ness , ▁his ▁wid ow ▁Al ina ▁S ald anha ▁cont ested ▁by e - e lections ▁from ▁the ▁Cort al im ▁constitu ency ▁as ▁a ▁B J P ▁candidate ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁uno pp osed ▁to ▁the ▁Go a ▁State ▁Legisl ature . ▁She ▁was ▁later ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁a ▁Cab inet ▁Minister ▁in ▁the ▁Par rik ar ▁government . ▁Al ina ▁S ald anha ▁holds ▁the ▁port fol ios ▁of ▁Museum s , ▁Environment ▁and ▁For ests . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁bur ial ▁After ▁att ending ▁the ▁x ig mo ▁( spring ▁festival