Five new ministers were crowned in the Dhami cabinet. Rajpur MLAs Khajan Das, Bharat Singh Chaudhary, Madan Kaushik, Pradeep Batra and Ram Singh Keda took oath as ministers in the Dhami cabinet today. There were discussions about cabinet expansion in the state for a long time, which came to an end today.
Today, on Friday, the second day of Navratri, Governor Lieutenant General Gurmeet Singh (Senior) first administered the oath to Rajpur MLA Khajan Das at Lok Bhavan. After this Bharat Singh Chaudhary took oath in Sanskrit. Then MLAs Madan Kaushik, Pradeep Batra and Ram Singh Keda also took oath as ministers.
At present the posts of five ministers are vacant in the cabinet, in which new ministers were crowned. The new faces for coronation have been selected after looking at the work records of the MLAs in the last four years. A balance was created between regional and caste equations in the new cabinet. Several rounds of talks were held with the national leadership on cabinet expansion. After the homework for cabinet expansion was completed between the government and the organization, the auspicious time of Navratri was chosen for it.
Balanced from plain to mountain
Balance has been created in the Dhami cabinet from field to mountain. For the first time, Haridwar got two cabinet ministers. Now there are eight ministers from Garhwal and four from Kumaon in the cabinet. Three MLAs became cabinet ministers for the first time. Two old ministers were also given a chance.