13 New Ministers In Jagan Reddy's Cabinet After Revamp, 11 From 1st Team

Andhra Pradesh Cabinet: The fresh Council of Ministers has been constituted solely on caste and community lines, with the lion's share of 10 berths going to backward classes.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday reconstituted the state Cabinet, inducting 13 new faces and re-inducting 11 from his first team.

Veteran legislator Dharmana Prasada Rao has also been taken into the Cabinet, making him the senior-most minister.

Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan administered the oath of office and secrecy to 25 members of the Cabinet at a public function near the state Secretariat in capital city Amaravati.

On expected lines, nobody from the Legislative Council was taken into the Cabinet.