Panaji: Three Goa Congress rebels named Chandrakant Kavlekar, Jennifer Monserrate and Filipe Nery Rodrigues along with former Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo were sworn in as ministers during a formal ceremony at Raj Bhavan near Panaji on Saturday.

The said Congress rebels had joined BJP on Wednesday. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters that Kavlekar, a former leader of the opposition, would be appointed Deputy Chief Minister and a notification formally allocating portfolios to the four new inductees could be issued by Monday.