Newly elected MLA Sanjeev Arora inducted in Punjab cabinet, portfolio later

Jul 03, 2025 01:47 PM IST

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expands his cabinet with Sanjeev Arora as minister, marking the seventh reshuffle in over three years.

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann has expanded his cabinet with the induction of newly elected Ludhiana West MLA Sanjeev Arora as a minister.

Governor Gulab Chand Kataria administering the oath of office and secrecy to first-time MLA Sanjeev Arora at a simple ceremony at the Punjab Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh on Thursday. (HT Photo)

Governor Gulab Chand Kataria administered the oath of office and secrecy to the first-time MLA in a simple ceremony at the Punjab Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh. Arora took the oath in Punjabi.

This marks the seventh reshuffle of the Bhagwant Mann cabinet in just over three years.

The swearing-in took place in the presence of the chief minister, several cabinet ministers, MLAs, government officers and Aam Aadmi Party leaders.

Arora, a businessman-turned-politician, who was a Rajya Sabha member for three years, has been sworn-in as a cabinet minister.

His portfolio will be announced later, according to an official spokesperson.

He won the Ludhiana West assembly seat on June 23 by defeating his nearest Congress rival by 10,637 votes and then resigned from the Upper House of Parliament on Tuesday.

With his induction, there are now 17 ministers, including chief minister Mann, in the Punjab cabinet, which can have 18 ministers.