Bhopal, July 1: Anandiben Patel on Wednesday, July 1, took oath as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, in addition to her own duties as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She has been given additional charges in the absence of incumbent governor Lal Ji Tandon, who has been undergoing treatment at Lucknow hospital. Anandiben Patel Appointed as Madhya Pradesh Governor in Addition to UP Charge by President Ram Nath Kovind.

This development comes after Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan confirmed that the cabinet will be sworn-in on Thursday, July 2. Chouhan had flown to New Delhi on Sunday to meet the central BJP leadership over the cabinet expansion.

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According to reports, 20 to 25 new members, including former Indian National Congress MLAs who joined the saffron camp in March, are likely to be inducted into the cabinet.

In April, Meena Singh, Narottam Mishra, Kamal Patel, Govind Singh and Tulsi Sawat took oath as ministers. Chouhan took oath as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister for the fourth term on March 23 after a fall of Kamal Nath's government.

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