UP Cabinet Expansion: Four new ministers were inducted in CM Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government as part of the Cabinet expansion, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
SBSP Chief Om Prakash Rajbhar, BJP leader Dara Singh Chauhan, RLD MLA Anil Kumar and BJP's Sunil Kumar Sharma took oath as ministers in the Uttar Pradesh cabinet.
The Cabinet expansion took place in the presence of UP Governor Anandiben Patel, CM Yogi Adityanath at the Raj Bhavan.
After taking oath as minister, RLD's Anil Kumar said, "This is a great moment for me. It is a joyous moment for me. I thank my leader Jayant Chaudhary, our CM, and PM Modi. Under their leadership, we will strengthen the NDA. We will contest and win the elections."
Speaking on the Cabinet expansion, Deputy CM KP Maurya said, "The 'Triveni' double-engine government of BJP of the backward, forward and Scheduled Category is such that four cabinet ministers took oath today. I extend my greetings to them and wish them the best for their tenure...Together, we will work better and win all 80 seats in Lok Sabha elections."
RLD's entry into NDA ahead of Lok Sabha elections
Jayant Chaudhary's Rashtriya Lok Dal formally joined the BJP-led NDA alliance on Saturday (March 2) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Chaudhary met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda in the national capital and announced the tie-up on his official X handle. RLD's entry was a big blow to I.N.D.I.A bloc in Uttar Pradesh as SP and Congress along with RLD were planning to field common candidates - a formidable chemistry - in the Western part of the state.
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