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2 MoS elevated in Rajasthan

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : Oct 28 2014 | 5:35 PM IST
A day after expanding her Cabinet, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje today elevated two Ministers of State to Cabinet rank.
Arun Chaturvedi, who was holding Independent Charge of Social Justice and Empowerment department as a Minister of State (MoS) was sworn in as Cabinet Minister.
Another MoS, Hemsingh Bhadana, looking after Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department was also sworn in as Cabinet minister immediately after Chaturvedi.
Governor Kalyan Singh administered oath of office to the two ministers at a special swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhawan here.
Today's exercise came a day after the first cabinet expansion of the ten-month old Vasundhara Raje government in which 15 new faces were inducted in her council of ministers raising the size of her ministry to 27.
Chaturvedi and Bhadana were sworn in as MoS (Independent charge) last year on December 20.
With their elevation, Raje government now has 15 Cabinet, seven MoS with Independent Charge and five MoS.
Sanwar Lal Jat continues to remain a member of the Rajasthan Cabinet though he was elected to Lok Sabha from Ajmer in May.

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First Published: Oct 28 2014 | 5:35 PM IST

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