Vikramaditya Singh, Dhani Ram Shandil among 7 to be inducted in Himachal Cabinet on Sunday

Shimla, 8/1: Former chief minister Virbhadhra Singh’s son Vikramaditya Singh and eldest MLA Dhani Ram Shandil are among the seven new legislators to be inducted in the much-awaited expansion of the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Sunday, Congress sources said.

Vikramaditya was elected from the Shimla Rural constituency, while Sandil (82) defeated his son-in-law from the Solan assembly seat.

Besides, five-time MLA Harshwardhan Singh Chauhan, who won from his Shillai constituency, will be sworn in, top party sources said on Saturday. Another five-term MLAs Chander Kumar, Jagat Singh Negi and Rohit Thakur are also taking oath as ministers on Sunday, they added.

The swearing-in ceremony of the new ministers would take place at the Raj Bhavan in Shimla on January 8 at 10 am, the sources said.