Haryana cabinet expanded with three new ministers

Krishan Pawar, GhanShyam Saraf and Nayab Singh Saini inducted into the cabinet

BS Reporter Chandigarh
Last Updated : Jul 23 2015 | 6:22 PM IST
The much awaited expansion of Haryana cabinet was carried out in Chandigarh today. This is the first expansion of Khattar cabinet since the government was formed in October last year. Haryana Governor Prof Kaptan Singh Solanki administered the oath of affirmation and secrecy as Ministers to three Legislators at Haryana Raj Bhawan. While Krishan Lal Panwar was sworn-in as Cabinet Minister, Ghanshyam Saraf was administered oath as Minister of State with independent charge and Nayab Singh was sworn-in as Minister of State.

Apart from the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, his Cabinet colleagues, legislators, senior officers of the state government, family members as well as well wishers of the newly sworn-in Ministers were also present on the occasion.

Later, the Chief Minister administered the oath of affirmation and secrecy to four Legislators as Chief Parliamentary Secretary. They are Shyam Singh Rana, Bakhshish Singh Virk, Seema Trikha and Kamal Gupta.

After today’s expansion of the Cabinet, apart from Chief Minister, there are seven Cabinet Ministers, two Ministers  of State with Independent charge and three Ministers of State. Also, now there are four Chief Parliamentary Secretaries.
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First Published: Jul 23 2015 | 6:20 PM IST

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