The new cabinet of Madhya Pradesh will work for the betterment of the state under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders, said Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday ahead of the expansion of the state cabinet. The new cabinet ministers will be administered oath at 3:30 pm on Monday by Governor Mangubhai Patel.
The CM reached Raj Bhawan to meet the governor ahead of the oath-taking ceremony.
"The new cabinet will work for the betterment of the state under the guidance of Prime Minister Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda and state party chief VD Sharma," said the CM, who met Nadda in New Delhi on Sunday evening, reported PTI.
While the CM refused to reveal the exact number and names of the MLAs who will be inducted into the council of ministers, PTI reported that 28 minsiters are likely to take the oath as part of the cabinet expnasion.
The maximum strength of the council of minsiter in Madhya Pradesh, which has a total of 230 MLAs, can be 35 including the chief minister.
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Currently, the MP cabinet headed by Yadav has two deputy chief ministers - Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda.
"After clinching a landslide victory under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, our double engine government will move ahead under his leadership and that of BJP chief JP Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah," Yadav said on Sunday.
According to the PTI report, the preparations for the oath-taking ceremony was underway at the Raj Bhawan.
The saffron party held its MP bastion in the state assembly elections held last month, sweeping victory on 163 seats while limiting the Congress on 66.
Mohan Yadav took oath as chief minister of the state on December 13 along with with Shukla and Devda who were sworn in as deputy CMs.