Madhya Pradesh cabinet expansion: Vijayvargiya, Prahlad Patel among 28 MLAs sworn in as ministers

Former Union minister Prahlad Patel and BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya were among the 28 legislators who were added to the Madhya Pradesh cabinet under Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday. 18 MLAs became cabinet ministers, and 10 took the oath as ministers of state, with six holding independent charge.

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

Those who were sworn in as cabinet ministers are - 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 Kushawaha, Nagar Singh Chouhan, Pradyumna Singh Tomar, Rakesh Shukla, Chaitanya Kashyap and Inder Singh Parmar.


The ministers of state with independent charge are Krishna Gaur, Dharmendra Bhav Lodhi, Dilip Jaiswal, Gautam Tetwal, Lakhan Patel and Narayan Singh Pawar.

The other MLAs who took oath as minister of state are Narendra Shivaji Patel, Pratima Bagri, Dilip Ahirwar, and Radha Singh, the official said.

Included in the cabinet led by CM Yadav are five female legislators: Sampatia, Uikey, Nirmala Bhuria, Krishna Gaur, Pratima Bagri, and Radha Singh.

The cabinet's overall size has increased to 31 members, encompassing CM 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 last month's state assembly elections, the BJP secured 163 seats, while the Congress won 66. On December 13, Yadav was sworn in as chief minister, and Shukla and Devda also took the oath as deputy chief ministers.

(With PTI inputs)