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The three new Ministers are first-time MLAs and their appointment as incharge Ministers has triggered speculations both in Gandhi Bhavan and political circles.

All the portfolios were allocated from the departments available with the Chief Minister, without disturbing the existing Ministers.

Governor Jishnu Dev Varma administered the oath of office to the three MLAs at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud and several others, including chairpersons of various corporations, attended the swearing-in ceremony.

Dornakal MLA J Ramchander Naik is to be appointed as Deputy Speaker in the Assembly. The portfolios have not been announced so far.

The MLC severely condemned the murder of his close aid Gangareddy (53) on Tuesday. He staged a protest on the road and vented his ire over the Congress leadership.