Itanagar, Aug 03: The newly formed United Democratic Front (UDF) ministry in Arunachal Pradesh, headed by Gegong Apang, has 36 ministers. This is more than half the strength of the 60-member state assembly. Out of the 36 ministers, 33 are of cabinet rank and 3 are ministers of state.
The Congress ministry led by Mukut Mithi, which failed to pass the trial of strength yesterday, had 39 ministers which was 65 per cent of the total strength of the house. The ministers had constituted 70 per cent of the total 56 Congress legislators.
Bureau Report