Two Ministers of State elevated to Cabinet rank

Two Ministers of State of the Uttar Pradesh government were on Saturday elevated to the rank of Cabinet minister. Ministers of State Manoj Pandey and Gayatri Prasad Prajapati were administered the oath by Governor BL Joshi at the Raj Bhawan.

Though name of MLA Shivakant Ojha was also announced for taking oath as a Cabinet minister, it could not happen as the MLA was reportedly out of station.