Former Jharkhand Minister Jagarnath Mahto's wife Bebi Devi was sworn-in as a minister in the Hemant Soren-led UPA government in Jharkhand on Monday.
Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office and secrecy to her at a programme in Raj Bhawan.
The chief minister and other cabinet ministers were also present at the event.
A ministerial berth in the Hemant Soren cabinet fell vacant after the death of Jagarnath Mahto, who held the charge of School Education and Literacy and Excise.
Jagarnath Mahto, who was a four-time JMM MLA from Dumri in Giridih district, died during treatment at a Chennai hospital on April 6 after prolonged illness due to Covid-19 complications.
Devi is the second JMM leader in the incumbent UPA governme, to become a minister before being elected to the Assembly.
Earlier, Hafizul Ansari was sworn-in as minister on February 6, 2021. Later, he won the Madhupur by-poll on May 2, 2021.
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