Summary:
Agartala, Aug 31 (PTI) Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday expanded his eight-member cabinet for the first time since the BJP-IPFT government came to power by inducting three new faces.
With the induction of the three new ministers - Ramprasad Paul, Bhagaban Das and Sushanta Chowdhury - the total size of the cabinet has risen to 11.
Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya administered the oath of office and secrecy at the Durbar hall of the Rajbhavan here.
The three new ministers are yet to be allocated their portfolio.
Ramprasad Paul (50) and Bhagaban Das (47) have passed class eight, while Sushanta Chowdhury (41) is a postgraduate, officials said.
The decision of cabinet expansion was taken at a meeting of the BJP core committee on Monday night following several rounds of discussions in the presence of the party"s central leadership.