Odisha CM inducts 3 more ministers into Cabinet
With the induction of new ministers, the Odisha's Council of Ministers now has 22 ministers.
With the induction of new ministers, the Odisha's Council of Ministers now has 22 ministers.
The cabinet expansion is considered politically significant since it will be undertaken keeping in mind the parliamentary elections due in 2024.
Currently, in charge of 16 ministries, Dahal is running the government with the help of five ministers and a minister of state.
His statement assumes significance when former Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Montek Singh Ahluwaliah opposed the Old Pension Scheme
State BJP president, Suresh Kashyap, said that the Congress leaders made lots of promises to be implemented as soon as they come to power, but it is surprising that even their cabinet has still not been finalized.
This is the first Cabinet Cabinet expansion in the state since the AAP came to power in March this year. Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers at Raj Bhawan.
H. Dingo Singh, Letpao Haokip, Dr Sapam Ranjan Singh, Th Basanta Singh and L Susindro Meiteo from BJP and Khasim Vashum from the ally Naga People's Front (NPF) were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Manipur Governor La Ganesan.
The list of the new ministers was finalised on Friday night following the CM's meeting with the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
"Those BJP MLAs who were not accommodated in the cabinet would be the chairpersons from among the 31 Public Sector Undertakings and Corporations,"
Bommai hinted that the cabinet expansion can take place most likely on August 4, if the list is finalised in the meeting with the BJP central leadership.
