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Ashok Gehlot ministry in Rajasthan expanded

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday expanded his three-and-a-half-year-old ministry by inducting 15 new members, raising its strength to 44.

Two ministers of state - Hira Lal Indora and Parsadi Lal Meena were elevated to cabinet rank.

Governor Anshuman Singh administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new members at a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhawan in Jaipur.

While Govind Singh Gurjar, Madho Singh Diwan, Janardan Singh Gehlot and Ram Narayan Chaudhary were sworn-in as cabinet ministers, 11 others - Shailendra Joshi, K C Vishnoi, Radheyshyam Ganganagar, Ratan Lal Tambi, Paras Ram Mordia, Ram Swaroop Meena, Ram Gopal Bairwa, Hema Ram Chaudhary, Takiuddin Ahmen, Habibur Rehman and Ram Gopal Bairwa - were administered oath as ministers of state.

Besides members of the Gehlot ministry, high court judges and senior civil servants were also present at the ceremony.

Gehlot has also appointed, for the first time, two parliamentary secretaries - Mamta Sharma and Vijay Laxmi Vishnoi.

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