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This is an archive article published on December 13, 2023

Madhya Pradesh cabinet expansion: Full list of ministers

A total of 18 MLAs took oath as cabinet ministers, while 10 were sworn in as ministers of state including six with independent charge

The BJP had registered a historic victory in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, bagging 163 of the 230 seats in the state. (X/@DrMohanYadav51)

The Madhya Pradesh cabinet led by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav Monday inducted 28 legislators, including former Union minister Prahlad Patel and BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya. Of these, 18 MLAs were sworn in as cabinet ministers, while 10 were appointed as ministers of state, with six having independent charge.

Governor Mangubhai Patel administered the oath of office and secrecy to the ministers at a function held in the Raj Bhawan here.

Here is a full list of ministers to be sworn into the new Cabinet:

📌 Chief Minister: Mohan Yadav

📌 Deputy Chief Ministers: Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda

📌 Cabinet Ministers:

Vijay Shah

Kailash Vijayvargiya

Prahlad Patel

Karan Singh Verma

Rakesh Singh

Uday Pratap Singh

Sampatia Uikey

Tulsiram Silawat

Aidal Singh Kansana

Govind Singh Rajput

Vishvas Sarang

Nirmala Bhuria

Narayan Singh Kushawah

Nagar Singh Chouhan

Pradyumna Singh Tomar

Rakesh Shukla

Chaitanya Kashyap

Inder Singh Parmar

📌 Ministers of state with independent charge:

Rishna Gaur

Dharmendra Bhav Lodhi

Dilip Jaiswal

Gautam Tetwal

Lakhan Patel

Narayan Singh Pawar

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Other MLAs who were sworn in as ministers of state are Narendra Shivaji Patel, Pratima Bagri, Dilip Ahirwar, and Radha Singh, PTI news agency reported.

With the addition of these new ministers, the total number of cabinet members has risen to 31, which includes Chief Minister Yadav and two deputy chief ministers, Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda.

The maximum strength of the council of ministers in Madhya Pradesh, which has 230 MLAs, can be 35, including the CM.

In the state assembly elections held last month, the BJP won 163 seats and the Congress 66. Yadav took oath as chief minister on December 13 along with Shukla and Devda who were sworn in as deputy CMs.

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