President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered oath of office and secrecy to three Janata Samajbadi Party ministers on Monday.

The party’s lawmaker Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi took oath as minister for physical infrastructure and transport, Pradip Yadav as minister for forest and environment and Mrigendra Singh Yadav as minister for agriculture and livestock development.

Earlier, Bhandari had inducted three ministers from the Party as recommended by the prime minister on Monday.

The Janata Samajbadi Party has four ministers in the Deuba Cabinet. However, party chairman Upendra Yadav decided to change only three ministers except Rajendra Shrestha, who is the minister for federal affairs and general administration.

Rayi replaced Renu Yadav, Pradip Yadav replaced Ramsahay Prasad Yadav and Mrigendra Singh Yadav replaced Mahendra Rai Yadav in the Deuba-led Cabinet.

On Sunday, Yadav had presented the list of the new ministers to Prime Minister Deuba.

Rayi, Pradip Yadav and Mrigendra Singh Yadav were said to have been with the Bhattarai faction until they switched sides recently.

Mrigendra Singh Yadav is a member of the National Assembly.