Uttarakhand CM Dhami expands cabinet, five MLAs sworn in

Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Retd.) (left) and CM Pushkar Singh Dhami during the oath ceremony of MLAs. Pic/PTI

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expanded his cabinet on Friday, with five MLAs taking oath as ministers. With the induction of the new ministers - Khazan Das, Bharat Singh Chaudhary, Madan Kaushik, Pradeep Batra, and Ram Singh Kaira - the cabinet has reached its maximum strength of 12, officials said.

Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Retd.) administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly-inducted ministers.

Das represents the Rajpur Road constituency in Dehradun, while Chaudhary represents Rudraprayag, Kaushik represents Haridwar, Batra represents Roorkee, and Kaira represents Bhimtal.

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