Chandigarh, July 4 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday by inducting newly elected Ludhiana West MLA Sanjeev Arora as a cabinet minister while Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal was dropped.

Arora, a first-time MLA, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by governor Gulab Chand Kataria in a simple ceremony at the Punjab Raj Bhawan. The swearing-in took place in the presence of the chief minister, several cabinet ministers, MLAs, government officers and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders. Arora's induction was followed by the news of Dhaliwal's resignation.

His lone department, NRI Affairs, was allotted to the new minister along with industry and commerce and investment promotion, which were earlier held by Tarunpre...