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5 M'rashtra ministers sworn in
Maharashtra Governor Mohammed Fazal on Wednesday administered the oath of office and secrecy to five ministers, who were elevated to the cabinet rank on Tuesday.
Maharashtra Governor Mohammed Fazal on Wednesday administered the oath of office and secrecy to five ministers, who were elevated to the cabinet rank on Tuesday.
Those administered oath included Prakash Kanappa Awade and Anees Ahmed (both Congress) and Vimal Mundada, Nawab Malik and Manohar Naik (all NCP).
The ministers of the DF government were administered the oath at a simple ceremony held at the Darbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai.
All the ministers took the oath in Marathi in the name of the God.
These five ministers, who were earlier part of the DF government as Ministers of State, were elevated to the cabinet rank on Tuesday following downsizing of the ministry to meet the constitutional obligation.
Those present on the occasion included Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil and other ministers of the Shinde ministry.
