Jaipur, Dec 23 (IBNS): A number of ministers in the Ashok Gehlok government in Rajasthan are expected to take oath on Monday, media reports said.
Swearing in of the Congress' Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh governments are likely to take place on Tuesday.
According to Hindustan Times, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has approved Gehlot's list of candidates for the post of ministers. Rajasthan can have a maximum of 30 ministers.
The ministerial posts are expected to be divided in a 50:50 basis between Gehlot and deputy chief minister Sacin Pilot loyalists.
“It is not [going to be] a full-fledged cabinet [expansion]. More ministers may be inducted later,” the report quoted a Congress leader as saying. Between 20 and 25 ministers are expected to take oath on Monday.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
