Lucknow News: Cabinet expansion is continuously getting postponed in Uttar Pradesh. Till now, during the second term of Yogi Adityanath government, there has been speculation about cabinet expansion many times, the time has also been fixed many times. Especially this time on the occasion of Diwali, cabinet expansion was considered certain. Regarding this, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, both Deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak and State President Bhupendra Chaudhary also met Home Minister Amit Shah. In this, the matter of giving green signal to cabinet expansion came to light. After this, the way Om Prakash Rajbhar made claims of becoming ministers for himself and Dara Singh Chauhan, the cabinet expansion was considered certain. However, during this time, former minister Ashutosh Tandon passed away. It was said that due to this the cabinet expansion was postponed. Due to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other ministers and MLAs being very busy in the assembly elections in the states, it is now being said that the cabinet expansion will be done only after the results of five states are declared. The results of these elections will be declared on December 3, in view of which there is a strong possibility of cabinet expansion before the Lok Sabha elections in UP.
There may be reshuffle in the departments of many ministers
According to leaders associated with UP BJP, according to the results of the assembly elections, CM Yogi Adityanath’s cabinet may be expanded keeping in mind the caste equation. The names of Om Prakash Rajbhar, Dara Singh Chauhan are confirmed in this cabinet expansion. Also some new faces can be entrusted with the responsibility. Along with this, reshuffle in the departments of many ministers is considered certain. It is being said that some ministers may be sent to the organization, while some leaders of the organization may be given a chance in the cabinet.
Preparation to answer Akhilesh’s PDA formula
In fact, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav is busy sharpening his PDA formula in view of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. For this, to strengthen the PDA, he has also launched the Samajwadi Social Justice Yatra from Lucknow. PDA Samajwadi Social Justice Yatra will end in Bijnor after interacting with people from Sitapur, Lakhimpur, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Badaun, Sambhal, Moradabad, Amroha, Hapur, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Shamli, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar. In such a situation, Bharatiya Janata Party is making a strategy to include more and more people of backward castes in the government and organizations. If sources are to be believed, efforts will be made to cater specifically to the backward classes in the cabinet expansion. In this context, Om Prakash Rajbhar and Dara Singh Chauhan are considered certain to become ministers. Along with this, some other people can also be included in the cabinet. Lottery may also be held for the leaders who played an important role in the assembly elections being held in five states.
Five new people may get a place in the cabinet
It is being said that along with the possible cabinet expansion after December 3, there is also a possibility of reshuffle in departments on a large scale. According to the discussions going on in the political circles, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will include 3 to 5 new ministers in his cabinet, while some of the existing 51 ministers may also change their departments as per their performance. Besides, the stature of some state ministers can also be increased.
Discussion of some ministers contesting Lok Sabha elections
There is also a possibility that some ministers of the Uttar Pradesh government will also contest the Lok Sabha elections. In such a situation, if he resigns if he wins the election, the cabinet may be expanded again in July. However, this is just speculation right now. At present, the top leadership of BJP and especially Amit Shah are keeping an eye on every Lok Sabha seat of UP. His effort is to smoothen the equations for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 by expanding the cabinet and handing over other responsibilities to the leaders. The party does not want to allow the opposition Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) to succeed in UP under any circumstances. Therefore, it is working by making a strategy.