Agartala, July 3 -- Kishor Barman, BJP MLA from Nalchar constituency in Sepahijala district, was sworn in as a cabinet minister in the Tripura government on Thursday.
The oath-taking ceremony took place at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Agartala, where Governor N. Indrasena Reddy administered the oath of office and secrecy.
With Barman's induction, the strength of Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha's council of ministers has now risen to 12, the maximum permissible under the constitutional cap for the 60-member Tripura Assembly.
The cabinet expansion comes a day after CM Saha met Governor Reddy, reportedly to finalise the induction plan.
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