Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath to the newly inducted ministers at a ceremony at the Raj Bhawan.
Congress is facing a daunting task as striking a balance between regions, caste, factions and introducing young talent in the cabinet during expansion is a big challenge.
The CM has been under intense pressure for some time now, over expansion and rejig of Cabinet not taking place, to make way for the fresh faces, ahead of assembly elections next year.
"We had a detailed discussion a few days ago. As per the information I have received, a meeting will be convened soon and a decision will be taken. I expect this to happen very soon," Bommai said.
The Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has been under intense pressure for some time now, over expansion and rejig of the Cabinet not taking place, to make way for the fresh faces, ahead of Assembly elections by April-May next...
Of the 31 ministers, 16 are from RJD, 11 are from JD (U), two are from Congress, one is from HAM, and one is an Independent lawmaker. Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav got health, road construction, urban housing and development and...
The newly elected Congress government in Himachal Pradesh is faced with the daunting task of striking a balance between regions, castes, and factions in the cabinet expansion plans.
The swearing in will take place at 11.30 am inside the Raj Bhavan, highly placed sources said.
There is a big scope for tourism in this western Maharashtra region and the state government will take steps to promote tourism in the area, Eknath Shinde...
Besides inducting ministers with tainted records, the Shinde-BJP combine has also been criticised for not inducting any woman minister.
Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis were sworn in as chief minister and deputy chief minister respectively on June 30 after resignation...
Maharashtra: Rebel Shiv Sena legislator and former minister Uday Samant said expansion of the Eknath Shinde-led cabinet will take place before August 15.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis was expected to meet top BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and party chief J P Nadda, to discuss the...
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was talking to reporters before leaving for Hyderabad to participate in the BJP meet which the top party leaders are...
The two new faces are chief minister's Political Secretary Jayanta Malla Baruah, the MLA of Nalbari, and Haflong MLA Nandita Gorlosa, the Department of...
With this, the cabinet's strength rose to 12 -- 10 from the BJP and two from the NPF.
He also clarified that the meetings scheduled at the BJP office from tomorrow are regarding Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike elections.
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is facing a continuous pressure for expansion of the cabinet by the Sachin Pilot camp who are demanding inclusion of...
Brahm Mohindra, Manpreet Singh Badal, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Aruna Chaudhary, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria and Rana Gurjit Singh sworn-in as cabinet...