Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today inducted 12 new faces in his ministry and promoted eight ministers, the biggest revamp exercise as the ruling Samajwadi Party focuses on a massive image makeover with an eye on the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
Five cabinet ministers, eight Ministers of State with Independent charge and seven Ministers of State were administered oath by Governor Ram Naik at Raj Bhawan here.