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Final expansion of Jharkhand cabinet tomorrow

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Press Trust of India Ranchi
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will complete his cabinet expansion tomorrow, officials said here.

HRD Minister and AICC Secretary Geetashree Oraon said, "Manan Malik, Yogendra Sao and Chandrasekhar Dubey alias Dadai Dubey (all Congress MLAs) are the ministerial candidates, who will take oath tomorrow."

Governor Syed Ahmed will administer the oath at 4.30 PM at the Raj Bhavan.

Soren, who had inducted six ministers on August 4 after taking oath along with two ministers on July 13, will have a total of 12 ministers, including himself, after tomorrow's expansion.

As per the Constitution he can have a maximum of 12 ministers only, including himself.

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First Published: Aug 23 2013 | 11:39 PM IST

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