Dhami expands cabinet, inducts five MLAs

DEHRADUN: (Mar 20) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expanded his cabinet on Friday, with five MLAs taking oath as ministers at the Lok Bhavan here.

With the induction of the new ministers -- Khazan Das, Bharat Singh Chaudhary, Madan Kaushik, Pradeep Batra, and Ram Singh Kaida -- the Uttarakhand cabinet has reached its maximum strength of 12, officials said.

According to constitutional provisions, Uttarakhand can have a maximum of 12 members in the state cabinet.