SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday expanded the cabinet with the induction of three ministers. Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office to the new ministers at a function in the Raj Bhawan in the presence of the CM. This is the first expansion of the Jai Ram Thakur-led government since it came to power in 2017. Sukh Ram Chaudhary MLA from Paonta Sahib Assembly constituency, Rakesh Pathania from Nurpur and Rajinder Garg of Ghumarwin constituency took oath as Cabinet Ministers. Following the Covid-19 protocols, the oath taking ceremony was restricted to small gatherings.
