23 MLAs take oath as ministers in UP Government
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday has expanded his ministry. 23 MLAs took oath as ministers in Uttar Pradesh Government, including 6 as Cabinet Ministers.
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday expanded his council of ministers with 23 ministers taking oath at the Raj Bhavan.
This is the first rejig of Adityanath's council of ministers since he came to power in 2017.
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23 MLAs take oath as ministers in Uttar Pradesh Government, 6 of them as Cabinet Ministers, in the first Cabinet reshuffle of the present Government @UPGovt @myogiadityanath pic.twitter.com/TzMcftVmfD
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Four ministers of state with independent charge were promoted as cabinet ministers, while two new faces, Ram Naresh Agnihotri and Kamla Rani Varun, joined as cabinet ministers.
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Six ministers of state with independent charge were inducted. The two-and-a-half year-old BJP ministry will also have 11 new ministers of state.
Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath of office in the presence of the chief minister. (PTI)