The first expansion of Madhya Pradesh cabinet, under Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, took place on Tuesday where five ministers took oath.
Almost a month after Shivraj Singh Chouhan- who was present at the ceremony- was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state, Narottam Mishra, Kamal Patel, Meena Singh, Tulsi Silawat and Govind Singh Rajput took oath as ministers in the cabinet.
The five were sworn in by Governor Lalji Tandon at a simple function in the Raj Bhawan amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Among the new entrants, two ex-MLAs Tulsi Silawat and Govind Singh Rajput are supporters of former Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.
On March 23 last month, Chouhan took oath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh following the resignation of 22 Congress MLAs that led to the fall of Kamal Nath-led Congress government in the state.
(With ANI inputs)