Lucknow, May 18 -- : A week after the expansion of the Uttar Pradesh council of ministers, eight ministers - six newly inducted ones and two elevated to independent charge - have been given portfolios, putting to rest speculation about a possible large-scale reshuffle.

An official spokesman confirmed that the eight ministers sworn in on May 10 have been allocated portfolios. Governor Anandiben Patel has issued a notification in this regard following the recommendation of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, said the spokesman.

The chief minister divested himself of some key portfolios, took portfolios from two cabinet colleagues and gave them to others.

The chief minister has convened a state cabinet meeting on Monday, the first after portf...