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9 Chhattisgarh MLAs to 'swear in' as new cabinet ministers today, deets inside

Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo has said the names of the nine cabinet ministers who will be sworn in at 11:45 a.m. in the Governor House.

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Chhattisgarh is gearing up to see its new cabinet as nine new ministers will be inducted today (on Friday), Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said. Further, he also announced the names of the nine cabinet ministers who will be sworn in at 11:45 am in the Governor House.

Chhattisgarh cabinet to get 9 ministers today

The nine names include Brijmohan Agrawal, Ram Vichar Netam, Dayaldas Baghel, Kedar Kashyap, Lakhanlal Dewangan, Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, OP Choudhary, Tankram Verma and Laxmi Rajwade.

CM Sai also said the remaining ministers will be included soon.

On Thursday, the chief minister said, “Tomorrow (Friday), new members of our Cabinet are taking oaths in the Governor House, which includes Brijmohan Agrawal, Ram Vichar Netam, Dayaldas Baghel, Kedar Kashyap, Lakhanlal Dewangan, Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, OP Choudhary, Tankram Verma and Laxmi Rajwade. These nine people will take the oath in the Governor's House.”

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, on December 17, social engineering and division were given preference in cabinet formation. Along with this, there was an in-depth discussion regarding the election manifesto and the agenda of the party.

Notably, this meeting was called on Chhattisgarh's cabinet formation at the residence of BJP national president JP Nadda. The meeting was attended by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo, Deputy Chief Ministers Arun Sahu and Vijay Sharma, etc. were present in this meeting. Chhattisgarh co-in-charge Om Mathur. This meeting also lasted for more than an hour.

When did Vishnu Deo Sai become Chief Minister?

Chhattisgarh got its new chief minister Vishnu Sai on December 13 at Science College Ground in Chhattisgarh's Raipur.

Vishnu Deo won four consecutive Lok Sabha elections from the Raigarh constituency from 1999 to 2014.

Of the 90 assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh, the BJP bagged 54 while the Congress won 35.

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