Assembly Elections 2018

Madhya Pradesh: 28 legislators take oath as ministers in Kamal Nath govt

Madhya Pradesh cabinet: Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath to the new ministers at the Raj Bhavan in Bhopal.

PTI
Bhopal
December 25, 2018
UPDATED: December 25, 2018 16:31 IST

The Kamal Nath government has inducted 28 MLAs as new ministers today. (Image: Twitter)

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Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath expanded his cabinet on Tuesday
28 MLAs were sworn in as new ministers in the MP cabinet
Congress has returned to power in Madhya Pradesh after 15 years

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath expanded his Cabinet on Tuesday, with 28 MLAs, including two woman legislators, sworn in as ministers.

Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath to the new ministers at the Raj Bhavan here.

Sajjan Singh Verma, Vijayalaxmi Sadho, Hukum Singh Karada, Govind Singh Rajput, Bala Bachchan, Arif Akil, Pradeep Jayaswal, Imarti Devi were among those sworn in as ministers.

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Kamal Nath had taken oath as the chief minister on December 17, after the Congress won the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, defeating the BJP in a nail-biting contest.

The Congress returned to power in the state after a hiatus of 15 years.

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