Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called probable ministers for tea and breakfast on Friday morning. Those who have been invited to tea include Keshav Prasad Maurya, Dinesh Sharma, Siddharth Nath Singh, Nand Gopal Nandi, Brajesh Pathak, Jai Pratap Singh, Satish Mahana, Jitin Prasada, Suresh Khanna and Shrikant Sharma.
The list of ministers is yet to be finalized at the BJP Legislature Party meeting at 4 pm today, where the MLAs are expected to choose Yogi Adityanath as their leader.
A marathon meeting was also held in Delhi on Wednesday regarding the new cabinet of the Yogi government. Central observers Amit Shah and Raghuvar Das have reached Lucknow with the final list.
According to sources, a total of 61 or more ministers can take oath but 25-30 new faces will be part of the cabinet. Around 45-50 potential ministers have been called for tea. In this list, there have been 15-20 ministers in the first term of the Yogi government. Apart from this, 25-30 will be part of the cabinet for the first time.
Sources further said that on March 25, about 50 ministers can take oath along with Yogi Adityanath. About 20 can become ministers again.
Apart from this, some leaders who lost in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections may also get a chance. Yogi 2.0 can also accommodate members of the Jat community. Along with this, preference will also be given to Kashi, Braj and Awadh regions.
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