Before induction of these 12 ministers, including one

Last Updated : Feb 07 2013 | 1:45 PM IST

cabinet, there were 46 members in the state's Council of Ministers. Now, besides the Chief Minister, there will be 19 cabinet ministers, five ministers of state (independent charge) and 33 ministers of state. Of the 48 ministers inducted in Akhilesh's cabinet in March of 2012, two berths fell vacant following the death of Sports Minister Kameshwar Upadhyay and removal of Revenue Minister Vinod Kumar Singh after his name figured in a case of thrashing of the Gonda CMO. As per provisions, the strength of Council of Ministers can go up to 60 members.

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Before induction of these 12 ministers, including one