Many contenders for expected Cabinet expansion in U’khand

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Many contenders for expected Cabinet expansion in U’khand

Sunday, 19 January 2020 | PNS | Dehradun

The meeting of Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday has given a further impetus to the talk of expected expansion of council of ministers in Uttarakhand. Many BJP MLAs are eagerly waiting for Ministerial assignment and speculation is rife that CM Rawat can go for long awaited expansion of his cabinet any time in next few days. The meeting of CM with PM is also being linked with the expansion of Trivendra cabinet. Apart from discussing other issues pertaining to the state, the Uttarakhand CM is learnt have discussed about the possible new entrants in his cabinet with PM.

The CM had also held a detailed discussion with the newly appointed president of state unit of BJP, Bansidhar Bhagat in Dehradun before going to national capital.

Three berths of cabinet ministers are vacant at present in Uttarakhand. Two berths in the TSR’s cabinet were vacant from the very first day and death of finance, excise and parliamentary affairs minister Prakash Pant last year created one more vacancy in the cabinet. Uttarakhand at present has nine Ministers including CM Rawat and out of them six are Cabinet Ministers while two are Ministers of State.

The council of Ministers at present is skewed in favour of Garhwal with five Ministers and CM Rawat himself belonging to this region while three ministers belong to Kumaon region. The political observers opine that in such a scenario the CM can accommodate two Ministers from Kumoan and one from Garhwal region in his team.

Senior BJP leader and MLA from Vikasnagar Munna Singh Chauhan, and another veteran and Didihat MLA Bishan Singh Chufal are said to be among the front runners for the post of Cabinet Ministers. The other contenders from Kumaon region are Kapkot MLA Balwant Singh Bhoriyal, Lalkuan MLA Naveen Chandra Dumka, Khatima MLA Pushkar Singh Dhami, Salt MLA Surendra Singh Jeena and Kichha MLA Rajesh Sukla. The name of Chandra Pant, the widow of Prakash Pant who has recently won the by election on Pithoragarh seat is also making rounds in the political circles. Apart from Munna Singh Chauhan, the names of Badrinath MLA Mahendra Bhatt and Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi are in contention from Garhwal region.

In reward for his performance and unflinching loyalty towards him it is expected that the CM can upgrade the stature of State Minister Dhan Singh Rawat and make him a Cabinet Minister.

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