In a significant development, the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet led by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav witnessed a notable expansion on Monday. This move marked a crucial step in reshaping the state's political landscape, with 18 new Cabinet Ministers and 10 Ministers of State taking the oath of office, six with independent charge.
Governor Mangubhai Patel administered the oath of office and secrecy to the ministers at a function held in the Raj Bhawan. Former Union minister Prahlad Patel and BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya are amongst the ones inducted into the MP cabinet.
Other cabinet ministers who took oath are - Vijay Shah, Karan Singh Verma, Rakesh Singh, Uday Pratap Singh, Sampatia Uikey, Tulsiram Silawat, Aidal Singh Kansana, Govind Singh Rajput, Vishvas Sarang, Nirmala Bhuria, Narayan Singh Kushawaha, Nagar Singh Chouhan, Pradyumna Singh Tomar, Rakesh Shukla, Chaitanya Kashyap, and Inder Singh Parmar.
The ministers of state with independent charge are Krishna Gaur, Dharmendra Bhav Lodhi, Dilip Jaiswal, Gautam Tetwal, Lakhan Patel, and Narayan Singh Pawar.
The other MLAs who took oath as minister of state are Narendra Shivaji Patel, Pratima Bagri, Dilip Ahirwar, and Radha Singh, the official said.
Five women legislators - Sampatia, Uikey, Nirmala Bhuria, Krishna Gaur, Pratima Bagri, and Radha Singh - are among those included in the ministry led by CM Yadav.
The total strength of the cabinet has now gone up to 31, including CM Yadav and two deputy chief ministers Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda.
The maximum strength of the council of ministers in Madhya Pradesh, which has 230 MLAs, can be 35, including the CM.
In the state assembly elections held last month, the BJP won 163 seats and the Congress 66.
Yadav took oath as chief minister on December 13 along with Shukla and Devda who were sworn in as deputy CMs.
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