6 new ministers join Yogi Adityanath's cabinet ahead of 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inducted six new ministers into his cabinet, including two of cabinet rank and four ministers of state, while elevating two ministers of state to independent charge. The new cabinet ministers are Bhupendra Chaudhary and Manoj Pandey, while the new ministers of state are Krishna Paswan, Kailash Rajput, Surendra Diler, and Hansraj Vishwakarma. Those elevated include Ajit Pal and Somendra Tomar, who were sworn in as ministers of state with independent charge.