Chandigarh, Nov 7 All the seven Independent MLAs,
who bailed out the minority Bhupinder Singh Hooda government
in Haryana during a confidence vote in the state assembly,
were rewarded with ministerial berths during the expansion of
the 13-day-old Congress ministry today.
With the induction of six Cabinet ministers and three
Ministers of State, the size of the Hooda ministry has gone up
to ten, including the chief minister.
Of the six Cabinet ministers sworn in by Governor Jagan
Nath Pahadia at Raj Bhawan, five belong to Congress and one is
an Independent MLA. All the three Ministers of State inducted
today are independent MLAs.
The remaining three independent MLAs have been made Chief
Parliamentary Secretaries, who were administered oath by the
chief minister. - (Agencies)
Nov 07, 2009
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