Goa, Nov. 9 -- Newly-inducted Minister Sankalp Amonkar has been al lotted the portfolios of Agriculture, Civil Supplies and Consum er Affairs, and Handicrafts, Textiles and Coir, an official order said on Sunday. With this appointment, the State council of minis ters has officially hit its con stitutional limit of 12 mem bers. Under Article 164(1A) of the Indian Constitution, the total number of minis ters in a State cabinet can not exceed 15% of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly, with a minimum cap of 12 for smaller States like Goa. Following Amonkar's swearing-in, the Goa cabinet stands at exactly 12 minis ters, meaning no additional berths can legally be created.

Amonkar was inducted into the cabinet headed by Ch...