Uttarakhand cabinet growth: 11 ministers inducted in Tirath Singh Rawat govt

Image Source : PTI Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya administers oath of workplace to state ministers within the presence of latest state CM Tirath Singh Rawat, in Dehradun.
Newly appointed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday inducted 11 ministers in his cabinet. Governor Baby Rani Maurya administered oath to new ministers on the swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Bhawan in Dehradun.

Former Uttarakhand BJP Chief Bansidhar Bhagat, who was changed by Madan Kaushik in Trivendra Singh Rawat authorities, was additionally inducted in Tirath Singh Rawat authorities.

Other ministers in Tirath Singh Rawat authorities are Satpal Maharaj, Harak Singh Rawat, Bishan Singh Chuphal, Yashpal Arya, Arvind Pandey, Subodh Uniyal, Ganesh Joshi, Dhan Singh Rawat, Rekha Arya and Yatishwaranand. All the ministers took oath in Hindi besides Arvind Pandey, who took oath in Sanskrit.

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As per provisions, Uttarakhand cabinet can have most 12 ministers together with the Chief Minister.

On Wednesday, Tirath Singh Rawat took oath as new Chief Minister of the state, a day after former Chief Minister resigned Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned following the instructions of Central management.

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