As the Haryana government gears up for its first cabinet expansion in just two years, caste arithmetic and the BJP’s ally Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) could play an important role.
Haryana currently has 12 ministers, including Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala. The state cabinet, however, can accommodate two more members, as the upper limit is 14.
As per the current cabinet structure, the CM and eight ministers are from the BJP, two from the JJP, and one independent. It is expected that one minister each will be added from BJP and JJP.
a report in impressionHowever, a senior BJP leader from Haryana was quoted as saying that there may be more changes in this. “A performance appraisal has been done… Some of the current ministers may also be replaced,” the leader said, speculating that the party may take some decisions on the basis of regional representation and caste.
The BJP leader further said that at present there is no minister from Sonepat and Rohtak regions. “There is not even a minister from the Bania community. Induction can address these factors,” he said.
The report said that a Bania minister may be inducted keeping in mind the 2024 assembly elections. The names that are being discussed are Gyan Chand Gupta, who is currently the Speaker of the state assembly, Hisar MLA Kamal Gupta and Palwal MLA Deepak Singla. impression Quoting BJP Source
Another name in the list of probables is that of Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) MLA Devendra Singh Babli from Tohana. Possible candidates from the BJP camp include Gyan Chand Gupta, who is currently the Speaker of the Haryana Legislative Assembly and MLA from Panchkula, and Dr Kamal Gupta, MLA from Hisar.
An official statement said that the cabinet expansion will take place on December 28 at 4 pm at the Haryana Raj Bhavan.
The BJP and the JJP, which are alliance partners, enjoy a majority in the 90-member assembly. In 2019, more than two weeks after taking oath as Haryana’s chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar had for the first time expanded his council of ministers to include 10 members in November that year.
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