The Uttar Pradesh government led by Yogi Adityanath on Sunday expanded its Council of Ministers by inducting six new faces and promoting two Ministers of State.
Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath of office and secrecy at Raj Bhavan in Lucknow. Former Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary was sworn in as a Cabinet minister, underlining his growing influence in western UP and among Jat voters. Former Samajwadi Party MLA Manoj Pandey, who recently joined the BJP, was also inducted in a move seen as an attempt to strengthen the party’s outreach among Brahmins.
The other leaders inducted into the ministry are Surendra Diler, Krishna Paswan, Hansraj Vishwakarma and Kailash Rajput. Ministers of State Ajit Pal and Somendra Tomar were elevated as part of the reshuffle.
(IANS)
