Madhya Pradesh: Five ministers take oath in first expansion

Five ministers took oath as Cabinet Ministers in the first expansion of the council of ministers in Madhya Pradesh. This comes almost a month after Chouhan was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.

Bhopal(Madhya Pradesh): Five BJP leaders on Tuesday took oath as cabinet ministers in the first expansion of the council of ministers in Madhya Pradesh.

The five, including a woman and two ex-MLAs, were sworn in by Governor Lalji Tandon at a simple function in the Raj Bhawan amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was present at the ceremony.

The five MLAs who took oath as ministers in the Shivraj Singh government include BJP leaders Narottam Mishra, Kamal Patel, Meena Singh, Tulsi Silawat and Govind Singh Rajput.

Opposition Congress has been slamming Chouhan and the BJP over absence of council of ministers at a time when the state is battling surge in COVID-19 cases.
The state was without a cabinet since last two months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chouhan was sworn in CM on March 23.(PTI REPORT)