Congress legislature party leader Virbhadra Singh was on Thursday sworn in as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh.

Governor Suraj Bhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to him at the Raj Bhavan in Shimla.

Vidya Stokes, Vijay Singh Mankotia, Sat Mahajan, Thakur Kaul Singh, Chandresh Kumari, Harsh Mahajan, Raj Kishen Gaur, Thakur Ramlal, Asha Kumari, G S Bali, Sindhi Ram, Rangeela Lal Rao, Kuldeep Kumar, Chandar Kumar, Brij Bihari Buatel, were sworn in as Cabinet ministers.

The Cabinet will be expanded after the budget session.