Chhattisgarh cabinet to be expanded on Friday; 9 ministers to be inducted, says CM Sai

The Chhattisgarh cabinet will be expanded on Friday with the induction of nine ministers, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has said. It will take the strength of the Sai-led cabinet to 12. Nine MLAs will be sworn in as ministers at the Raj Bhavan at 11:45 am, Sai told reporters on Thursday. Brijmohan Agrawal, Ramvichar Netam, Dayaldas Baghel, Kedar Kashyap, Lakhanlal Dewangan, Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, OP Choudhary, Tank Ram Verma and Laxmi Rajwade will take oath as ministers, he added.