The Hindu Business Line : PM, 19 others to be sworn in today

NEW DELHI: Former Karnataka Chief Ministers Mr S M Krishna and Mr M Veerappa Moily, Ms Mamata Banerjee, Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad and Rajasthan PCC chief Mr C P Joshi are among the 19 leaders who would be sworn in as Cabinet Ministers in the new government alo ng with Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh this evening.

The names of Law Minister Mr H R Bhardwaj, HRD Minister Mr Arjun Singh, Water Resources Minister Mr Saifuddin Soz and Mines Minister Mr Sis Ram Ola do not find a place among those to be inducted.

With portfolio allocation for DMK yet to be resolved, the Prime Minister is limiting the exercise to Congress leaders except in the case of Ms Banerjee and NCP chief Mr Sharad Pawar.

The Prime Minister's Office said in a release that today's exercise will be followed in the next few days by an expansion of Council of Ministers including other cabinet ministers, ministers of state with independent charge as well as other ministers of state which will give due representation to allied parties.

Those who would be sworn in today along with the Prime Minister are Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Mr Sharad Pawar, Mr A K Antony, Mr P Chidambaram, Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde, Mr S Jaipal Reddy, Mr Kamal Nath, Mr Vayalar Ravi, Ms Meira Kumar, Mr Murli Deora, Mr Kapil Sibal, Ms Ambika Soni, Mr B K Handique and Mr Anand Sharma. - PTI

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