Six ministers take oath along with Arvind Kejriwal
Six ministers take oath along with Arvind Kejriwal
NEW DELHI: Six MLAs, including Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Kailash Gahlot and Gopal Rai, took oath as ministers in the newly sworn Delhi Cabinet on Sunday.nnOthers who took oath at the Ramlila Maidan were Rajendra Pal Gautam and Imran Hussain.nn
Delhi CM @ArvindKejriwal along with @msisodia, @AapKaGopalRai, @ImranHussaain, @SatyendarJain, @kgahlot and @AdvRajendraPal were sworn in as ministers. pic.twitter.com/BXMADsonGr
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nnRai, who was the Labour Minister in the previous government, took oath in the name of martyrs of freedom struggle. Gautam, who held the Social Welfare portfolio in his last tenure, took oath in the name of Buddha.nnLieutenant Governor Anil Baijal administered the oath of office and secrecy at the ceremony.nnArvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 62 seats in the Delhi Assembly elections, while the Bharatiya Janata Party bagged eight seats.nnKejirwal took oath as the Delhi chief minister for the third successive time.nnSource: Press Trust of India