UP Cabinet reshuffle: 23 MLAs take oath as ministers
It is worth noting that just a day before the Cabinet expansion several senior ministers tendered their resignation to make way for new entrants in the ministries.
August 21, 2019 15:58
New Delhi: At least 23 MLAs were inducted in the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday. It was the first Cabinet reshuffle done by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The swearing-in ceremony of the new ministers was held at the Raj Bhawan today morning.
Out of the 23, a total of six MLAs have been given the rank of Cabinet ministers.
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 pic.twitter.com/IaUqWyt7oc
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) August 21, 2019
It is worth noting that just a day before the Cabinet expansion several senior ministers tendered their resignation to make way for new entrants in the ministries.
उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार में राज्य मंत्री के रूप में शपथ लेने पर श्री लाखन सिंह राजपूत, श्रीमती नीलिमा कटियार, श्री चौधरी उदयभान सिंह, श्री चंद्रिका प्रसाद उपाध्याय , श्री रमाशंकर सिंह पटेल, श्री अजीत सिंह पाल को बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं।#UPCabinet pic.twitter.com/42ixTxuF6i
— Government of UP (@UPGovt) August 21, 2019
For instance, finance minister Rajesh Agarwal had sent his resignation to the Chief Minister on Tuesday afternoon while state BJP president and transport minister Swatantra Dev Singh had also put in his papers on Monday. (ANI)
