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Newly-elected Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma with his deputies Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa. (PTI)
The MLAs inducted into the Rajasthan cabinet are Kirodi Lal Meena, Madan Dilawar, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Gajendra Singh Khinvsar, Babulal Kharadi, Jogaram Patel, Suresh Singh Rawat and others
Twenty-two BJP MLAs were sworn in as ministers of the Rajasthan government during a ceremony at the Raj Bhawan here on Saturday.
Of these, 12 were sworn in as cabinet ministers, five as ministers of state (independent charge) and five as ministers of state.
Governor Kalraj Mishra administered the oath of office to the MLAs during the ceremony.
The MLAs inducted into the Rajasthan cabinet are Kirodi Lal Meena, Madan Dilawar, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Gajendra Singh Khinvsar, Babulal Kharadi, Jogaram Patel, Suresh Singh Rawat, Avinash Gehlot, Joraram Kumawat, Hemant Meena, Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary and Sumit Godara.
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After the swearing in ceremony, Rajyavardhan Rathore said, “This is a great opportunity to work directly for the people of Rajasthan… It’s not always that one gets such an opportunity. Just like I was part of the Army and sports fraternity with full dedication, I will dedicate myself to the people of Rajasthan in these 5 years.”
Sanjay Sharma, Gautam Kumar, Jhabar Singh Kharra, Surendra Pal Singh and Heeralal Nagar took oath as ministers of state (independent charge).