28 Ministers Take Oath In Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Madhya Pradesh Government

Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as Madhya Pradesh chief minister for the fourth time in March after the Kamal Nath government was reduced to a minority following the rebellion of 22 Congress MLAs.

Bhopal: 28 Ministers Take Oath In Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Madhya Pradesh Government

Madhya Pradesh cabinet expansion: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's much-awaited cabinet expansion is taking place in Bhopal today. As many as 28 ministers are  taking oath currently. 20 of them are swearing-in as cabinet ministers while the rest 8 as MoS. The event was organised by following COVID-19 protocols. The 28 ministers are being administered the oath of office and secrecy by newly appointed Governor Anandiben Patel out of which 10 are from the Scindia camp. Prominent among the new ministers are BJP MLAs Yashodhara Raje Scindia and Gopal Bhargava. It must be noted that when Jyotiraditya Scindia switched party, 8 ministers had also left the Kamalnath government. Of these, two have already been appointed as  ministers in Shivraj government. Along with the remaining six former ministers, six other names have also been added to the Scindia camp.

During the launch of the ‘Kill Corona' campaign on Wednesday, Chouhan was asked by a group of reporters about the discontent brewing in the state Bharatiya Janata Party and the ongoing churning in the party over the cabinet expansion. To this, the Chief Minister said, "The Honourable Governor Anandiben Patel will take oath on Wednesday, while the cabinet expansion will happen on Thursday.Will Travelling In Delhi Metro Be The Same After It Reopens? Here’s All You Need To Know Moving on, Chauhan made a harsh political statement saying "the churning produces nectar but Lord Shiva drinks the poison." Who may become ministers? Among those who can become ministers are: Imrati Devi, Mahendra Singh Sisodia, Pradyumna Singh Tomar, Prabhuram Chaudhary, Rajyavardhan Singh, Hardeep Dung, Bisahulal Singh, Aidal Singh Kansana, Ranveer Jatav OPS Bhadoria -  These are all names suggested by Scindia. The names that Shivraj has put forward are Gopal Bhargava, Bhupendra Singh, Arvind Bhadoria, Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Mohan Yadav, Chetanya Kashyap, Rameshwar Sharma, Girish Gautam, Devi Singh Sayam, Nandni Maravi, Upa Thakur, Vishnu Khatri, Premsingh Patel , Sanjay Pathak, Yashpal Sisodia. This is a tentative list and names may be changed at the last moment. Also Watch:  Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as Madhya Pradesh chief minister for the fourth time in March after the Kamal Nath government was reduced to a minority following the rebellion of 22 Congress MLAs. Chouhan, who lost the assembly polls to Congress and allies last year, was elected state BJP Legislature Party leader here in the evening. On April 21, Shivraj inducted five ministers including two from the Jyotiraditya Scindia's camp. The five ministers who took oath to get formally inducted into the MP govt cabinet are Narottam Mishra (Brahmin), Tulsiram Silawat (Scheduled Caste), Govind Singh Rajput (Thakur), Meena Singh (Scheduled Tribe) and Kamal Patel (OBC). The Nath government fell after 22 Congress MLAs quit the Assembly and later joined the BJP, following the steps of rebel party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia. Kamal Nath resigned on March 20 ahead of the floor test in the Assembly. He said that he worked for the development of the state and BJP did not want action against the Mafias so they conspired against the government. The outgoing Chief Minister had alleged, "I got the mandate for 5 years but got 15 months. BJP ruled for 15 years and from day one, it was a conspiracy of the BJP to destabilise the government."