Reportedly the first cabinet expansion in rajasthan is expected to take place in a couple of days and its inductees will be a mix of young and experienced leaders, sources in the bjp said on Sunday. First-time mla Bhajan Lal Sharma was sworn-in as the chief minister earlier this month along with diya Kumari and prem Chand Bairwa as his deputies. rajasthan, which has 200 assembly seats, can have a maximum of 30 ministers, including the chief minister. ”The first expansion of the cabinet is expected on monday or Tuesday, and around 15 MLAs are likely to be inducted in the Council of Ministers,” a source in the bjp said.
The cabinet is expected to have a mix of young and experienced legislators as its members, the sources said. They added that among the probables for cabinet posts are baba Balaknath, Shailesh Singh, Nauksham Chaudhary, sandeep Sharma, jawahar Singh Bedam and Mahant Praptap Puri. chief minister Sharma had recently met bjp president J P Nadda, Union home minister amit shah and others in Delhi, and it is believed that he discussed matters related to cabinet expansion with them. Since, the chief minister and his two deputies were elected as MLAs from constituencies in jaipur district, the sources said, it is expected that ministers will be from other parts of the state.
While Sharma represents Sanganer in the assembly, diya Kumar and Bairwa are legislators from Vidhyadhar nagar and Dudu, respectively. ” The strategy will be to maintain a balance between representation of castes and regions in the Cabinet. It is likely that most ministers would be in the 40-55 years age bracket,” the source said. “It will be an energetic team. Ever since the decision to appoint Bhajan Lal Sharma was taken, there has been enthusiasm among party workers and leaders, who believe that a dedicated worker can be elevated to a higher post,” the source said. With the cabinet expansion, government works will also pick up pace. The SIT to investigate paper leak cases and the anti-gangster task force have been formed on the instructions of the chief minister.
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