Yogi Adityanath expands UP Cabinet; Channi’s cabinet takes oath in Punjab

Seven new ministers took oath in the UP cabinet, whereas, six ministers were dropped from the Punjab cabinet

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   Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expanded his Cabinet Sunday evening, inducting seven new ministers. With their induction, the strength of the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has gone up to 60.

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   Jitin Prasada was inducted as a Cabinet Minister while six others — Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar, Paltu Ram, Sangita Balwant, Sanjeev Kumar, Dinesh Khatik and Dharmveer Singh — were administered oath as Ministers of State (MoS).

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   The oaths were administered by Governor Anandiben Patel at a function in the Gandhi auditorium, Raj Bhavan, Lucknow, in the presence of the CM. Sangita Balwant taking oath as State Minister.

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   The expansion of the council of ministers has taken place as the BJP prepares for the assembly elections in the crucial state early next year. Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar taking oath as State Minister.

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   The BJP will be fighting next year’s Assembly polls, most likely to be held in February, under the leadership of CM Adityanath. In the 2017 UP Assembly polls, the BJP had won 312 out of the 403 seats. Dharmveer Singh taking oath as State Minister.

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   The new Punjab Cabinet was sworn in by Governor Banwari Lal Purohit in the presence of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and deputy chief ministers Sukhjinder S Randhawa and O P Soni at the Raj Bhawan around 4.30 pm Sunday evening. (Express Photo)

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   The ministry includes seven new faces, including Raja Warring, two-time MLA from Gidderbaha, Dr Raj Kumar Verka, three-time legislator from Amritsar, Sangat Singh Gilzian, a three-time MLA, Pargat Singh, two-time MLA from Jalandhar Cantt, Randeep Nabha, four-time MLA, and Beant Singh’s grandson Gurkirat Kotli, also a two-time legislator. Aruna Chaudhary taking oath. (Express Photo)

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   The former ministers who were retained are Brahm Mohindra, Manpreet Badal, Sukhbinder Sarkaria, Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Vijay Inder Singla, Aruna Chaudhary, Razia Sultana and Bharat Bhushan Ashu. Razia Sultana taking oath. (Express Photo)

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   The ministry also includes Rana Gurjit Singh, a former minister who had resigned from the Amarinder Cabinet in 2018 amidst charges of graft. Bharat Bhushan Ashu taking oath. (Express Photo)

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   Six ministers who were dropped are Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, Sunder Shyam Arora, Rana Gurmeet Sodhi, Balbir Singh Sidhu and Gurpreet Kangar. Brahm Mohindra taking oath. (Express photo)