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Nine cabinet ministers inducted in HP

PTI / Jan 9, 2008, 13:21 IST
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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Wednesday inducted nine cabinet ministers, taking the strength of his ministry to ten.
Nine cabinet ministers inducted in HP
SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Wednesday inducted nine cabinet ministers, taking the strength of his ministry to ten.
Governor V S Kokje administered the oath to nine ministers at Raj Bhawan.
According to the Constitution, there can be a maximum of 12 ministers in HP including the chief minister. After Wednesday's oath function, two berths are still vacant in the BJP government in the hill state.
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Chief Minister Dhumal has already said that he would expand his ministry in two phases.
The leaders who were administered oath on Wednesday were: Thakur Gulab Singh, Ishwar Dass Dhiman, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Ravinder Singh Ravi, Kishan Kapoor, Narendra Bragta, Ramesh Dhwala, Rajiv Bindal and Sarvin Chaudhary.
Except for Bindal, Thakur Gulab Singh and Sarvin Chaudhary all were members of Dhumal's cabinet in his first term from 1998-2003. Thakur Gulab Singh, who is a relative of Dhumal, was the Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha at that time.
Sarvin Chaudhary who won from Shahpur Assembly seat in Kangra district is the lone woman member in the cabinet.
Kangra is considered as epicentre of the state politics as it sends 16 members in the 68-member HP Assembly and four ministers were inducted in the cabinet from the area.
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