Hyderabad, Sep 6 - All 35 ministers in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet will take fresh oath Sunday evening on the advise of the state governor following the death of chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Wednesday.
Governor N.D. Tiwari has tendered the advise on the opinion of constitutional experts. The ministers will have to be sworn in again following the death of the chief minister, otherwise they would cease to be ministers, Tiwari said.
The governor will administer the oath of office and secrecy to all 35 ministers at Raj Bhavan.
YSR died in a helicopter crash Sep 2 and the next morning his body was found alongwith four others accompanying him in the dense Nallamala forests in Kurnool district.
The same day Finance Minister K. Rosaiah was installed as the acting chief minister.
There was utter confusion for the last two days over whether the ministers would have to be sworn in again.