Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-
Newly elected Ludhiana West MLA Sanjeev Arora was on Thursday inducted as a Minister in Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's Cabinet.
Governor Gulab Chand Kataria administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Arora in a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan here. Mann, Cabinet Ministers and several other leaders were present on this occasion.
With Arora's induction, the strength of the Cabinet went up to 17, including the Chief Minister.
Arora was elected as an MLA in the June 19 Ludhiana West assembly bypoll after defeating Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu by a margin of 10,637 votes.
The bypoll was necessitated following the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi in January.