Shimla : Himachal chief minister P.K.Dhumal on Thursday inducted Khimi Ram into his cabinet .
Banjar MLA Khimi Ram took oath at the Raj Bhawan Shimla . His portfolio will be announced later .
Most Shanta Kumar loyalists were absent at the oath ceremony including local MLA Suresh Bharadwaj .
Dhumal dismissed media speculations of inducting two chief parliamentary secretaries (CPS) .
The post of a minister was lying vacant in the Dhumal cabinet after J.P.Nadda was appointed national general secretary of the BJP .
Baldev S Chauhan
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