Jaipur: In a ceremony at Raj Bhavan, Jaipur, 22 ministers, including 12 Cabinet Ministers and 10 Ministers of State, took the oath of office nearly a month after the formation of the BJP government in Rajasthan.
Governor Kalraj Mishra administered the oath, with Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma securing approval for the new appointments from the Governor. The Council of Ministers, led by Chief Minister Sharma and Deputy Chief Ministers Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa, now comprises 25 members.
22 MLAs who took oath as Rajasthan ministers the following:
1. Rajyavardhan Rathore
2. Gajendra Singh Khimsar
3. Kirori Lal Meena
4. Babulal Kharadi
5. Madan Dilawar
6. Jogaram Patel
7. Suresh Singh Rawat
8. Avinash Gehlot
9. Joraram Kumawat
10. Hemant Meena
11. Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary
12. Sumit Godara
Minister of State (Independent Charge):
13. Sanjay Sharma
14. Gautam Kumar
15. Jhabar Singh Kharra
16. Surendra Pal Singh
17. Heeralal Nagar
Ministers of State:
18. Otaram Dewasi
19. Manju Baghmar
20. Vijay Singh Choudhary
21. KK Bishnoi
22. Jawahar Singh Bedam
