Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will make major changes in his cabinet on Monday as four ministers have resigned from office and five new faces are likely to get a chance. The oath of new ministers will be held at Raj Bhawan.
Ten ministers, including a woman, were inducted in the Bhagwant Mann govt in Punjab. Among the 10 ministers, eight are first-time MLAs.
The new faces in the Channi Ministry are Randeep Singh Nabha, Raj Kumar Verka, Sangat Singh Gilzian, Pargat Singh, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Gurkirat Singh Kotli.
A section of Congress leaders from the state had written to party's state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu demanding that "tainted" former minister Rana Gurjit Singh should not be included.
The much anticipated Punjab cabinet expansion is taking place at the Punjab Governor House in Chandigarh.
After three rounds of meeting with the Congress high command, the new cabinet of Punjab, under the leadership of Chief Minister Charanjeet Singh Channi has been finalised.
On Friday, Channi held a final round of discussion with the party high command on the faces to be included in the new cabinet.
The top leadership in the party has been keeping an eye on the situation in the state. Punjab, which has 117 assembly seats, is slated to go to the polls early next year.
Punjab cabinet minister Brahm Mohindra Saturday appealed to his ministerial colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu to assume charge of the power ministry, amid an ongoing stalemate between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and the cricketer-turned-politician.
Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is at loggerheads with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and got a new portfolio on Thursday, failed to resume his new charge, it was learnt on Saturday.
Chandigarh: Punjab Cabinet Minister for Jails, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Sarwan Singh Phillaur today submitted his resignation from the Council of Ministers "on moral grounds" following recent reports of alleged involvement of a family member
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