Uttarakhand: Five BJP MLAs sworn in as cabinet ministers
Dehradun, March 20
The Uttarakhand on Friday witnessed cabinet expansion with five Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs swearing in as ministers at a ceremony in Dehradun.
The swearing-in ceremony was held at Lok Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Uttarakhand Governor Gurmeet Singh, who administered the oath of office to five new ministers.
BJP MLAs Khajan Das from Rajpur Road assembly constituency, Madan Kaushik from Haridwar, Pradeep Batra from Roorkee, Bharat Chaudhary from Rudraprayag, and Ram Singh Kaira from Bhimtal assembly constituency took oath in the new cabinet today.
The expansion comes amid heightened anticipation as five ministerial positions remained vacant in the Uttarakhand cabinet, and after the performance records of MLAs were closely evaluated for potential induction into the cabinet.
It is to be noted that Chief Minister Dhami and Uttarakhand BJP president Mahendra Bhatt, on several occasions earlier, hinted at an imminent cabinet expansion.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Saw the ceremony on TV. CM Dhami looks confident. Let's hope this isn't just political balancing and these MLAs actually deliver for their constituencies. The performance evaluation is a good step.
Representation from different regions is important. Glad to see MLAs from Rudraprayag and Bhimtal included. The hills often feel neglected in state politics.
While I appreciate the need for a full cabinet, I hope merit was the primary criteria. There's often talk of performance evaluation, but the public rarely sees the report card. A bit more transparency would build greater trust.
The expansion was long overdue! Now the government has no excuse. Time to work on tourism, infrastructure, and job creation for our youth. Jai Uttarakhand! 🙏
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