After the resignation of four ministers, the Bhagwant Mann government of Punjab has announced a cabinet expansion. The Governor will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers this evening.
CM Mohan Yadav, after assuming office on December 13 last year, inducted 28 MLAs into the state cabinet on December 25. He expanded his Cabinet on Monday.
CM Revanth Reddy’s term as TPCC President is coming to an end this month and he has already requested the party high command to appoint a new chief so that he can focus on governance.
As the last session of the assembly before the state elections is going to be started on June 27, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde may undertake cabinet expansion with the inclusion of MLAs from all Mahayuti parties.
Nitish Kumar on January 28 took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record ninth time after a dramatic volte-face, ditching the Mahagathbandhan and the opposition bloc INDIA and forming a new government with the BJP, which he had dumped less than 18 months ago.
Bharatiya Janata Party-led Uttar Pradesh government's decision to expand Yogi Cabinet comes ahead of Lok Sabha elections. Aiming for electoral gains in the upcoming elections, CM Yogi inducted allies into his Cabinet in the state.
Two MLAs of the RLD are likely to be inducted into the state Cabinet. SBSP chief OP Rajbhar is also likely to be sworn in as minister.
According to constitutional provisions, Jharkhand can have a maximum of 12 ministers, including the Chief Minister. Champai Soren leader was sworn in as the 12th Chief Minister of the state.
Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma took the oath of office and secrecy on December 15. Along with him, Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa were sworn in as Deputy CMs. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President JP Nadda.
Bharatiya Janata Party wrested power from Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan in assembly elections held on 25 November 2023 and results declared on December 3, 2023, but Cabinet expansion is still due in the state.
Now, Madhya Pradesh Council of ministers has three members - Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and his two deputies- Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda.
Madhya Pradesh Cabinet expansion: Currently, the cabinet has three members- chief minister Mohan Yadav and two deputy CMs Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda. They were sworn in on December 13.
Chhattisgarh Cabinet expansion: BJP came back to power in state by ousting the Congress in Assembly polls held on November 7 and 17. Results were declared on December 3. BJP won 54 seats in the 90-member Assembly, while Congress emerged victorious on 35 seats, down from 68 it won in 2018 edition.
The cabinet expansion comes just months ahead of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, which are likely to be held at the end of the year.
A BJP leader while speaking on the matter said that three to four new members are likely to be inducted in the cabinet. The current term of the BJP-led government in Madhya Pradesh started in March 2020.
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections are set to be held later this year.
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to strike caste and regional balance in his Cabinet ahead of assembly elections.
The distribution of the plum finance portfolio to the NCP, would it be a good idea for it to work out, and would be a significant win for Ajit Pawar, who has been campaigning for significant portfolios for his party ministers during meetings with CM Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.
On July 2, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar and eight other legislators of his party took oath as ministers in the Maharashtra government. The surprise move led to a split in the Sharad Pawar-led party.
Amid buzz about the likelihood of a Cabinet expansion in Maharashtra, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari reacted to the recent political turmoil the state.
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