Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will expand his cabinet on July 4 as five 🦋MLAs are expected to be inducted as ministers, said party sources oꦕn Sunday.
The swearing-in ceremo💙ny will take place at Punjab Raj Bhawan at 5 pm on Monday, sa🌊id an official here.
It will be the first cabinet expansion of the Bhagwant Mann-led government more than t༺hre♓e months after the Aam Aadmi Party stormed to power in Punjab.
With the induction of five more ministers, the❀ strength of the Mann-led cabinet will reach 15, including the chief minister.
Several names ღof MLAs, including Aman Arora -- two-time MLA from Sunam, Sarvjit Kaur Manuke—two-time legislator from Jagraon, Baljinder Kaur—two time MLA from Talwandi Sabo, Budh Ram - two-time MLA from Budhlada, Inderbir Singh Nijjar who is an MLA from Amritsar South and Anmol Gagan Mann, legislator from Kharar, are doing the rounds for the ministerial positions.
However, there is no word from the p൩arty on the names of MLAs who will be inducted as ministers in the cabinet expansion.
After the AAP formed the government following it🐈s r🅠esounding victory in the 2022 assembly polls, 10 MLAs were inducted as ministers in the Mann-led cabinet.
There are 18 be♕rths in the cabinet, including the chief minister.
At present, there are nine ministers in the Maཧnn-led cab🧸inet.
In May, Heal💛th Minister Vijay Singla was sacked from the state cabinet ove🗹r graft charges.
Th🦂e Aam Aadmi Party had stormed to power by bagging 92 seats in the 117-member Punjab Vidhan Sabha during the sta🐼te assembly polls.
(With PTI inputs)
