By Express News Service
BHOPAL: Amid senior BJP leaders from Madhya Pradesh arriving in Delhi on Thursday to fulfill the celebration’s prime brass, reportedly to debate preparations for the 2023 Assembly polls within the state, there’s a robust buzz of imminent cabinet reshuffle or enlargement within the central Indian state. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state celebration chief VD Sharma are amongst those that will meet prime saffron celebration leaders within the nationwide capital.
According to BJP sources who maintain key positions within the state unit, a couple of non-performing ministers might be dropped from the cabinet whereas another non-performers, significantly loyalists of Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, might be divested of a few of the portfolios they’ve been holding for lengthy. New faces, particularly tribals, OBC and higher caste leaders, might be inducted as a part of the BJP’s aware efforts to achieve out to each caste and part.
The non-performing ministers who may be dropped or divested of some essential portfolios embody tribal affairs minister Meena Singh, well being and household welfare minister Dr Prabhuram Choudhary (one of many 9 Scindia loyalists within the council of ministers), meals and civil provides minister Bisahulal Singh and surroundings minister HS Dang (two of the 22 former Congress MLAs who had introduced down the 15-month-old Kamal Nath authorities in March 2020). Another Scindia loyalist minister Suresh Dhakad Rathkheda may additionally see his wings getting clipped.
Transport and income minister Govind Singh Rajput — one other Scindia loyalist minister — may additionally lose considered one of his essential portfolios. New faces more likely to be inducted as ministers are Sulochana Rawat, a former tribal chief of the Congress who retained her seat on BJP ticket; Indore-II MLA Ramesh Mendola, who is taken into account near Kailash Vijayvargiya; and a Brahmin or Thakur from Vindhya area.
A bit cautious of Scindia loyalists’ dominance
As per knowledgeable sources, there was rising discomfort amongst a bit of BJP over the dominance of Scindia loyalist ministers within the 25-month-old Shivraj Singh Chouhan 4.0 authorities. Knowing properly that the West MP/Malwa Nimar and Vindhya areas are of crucial significance for the celebration’s prospects within the 2023 polls, the BJP may have in retailer one thing large for each these areas within the potential reshuffle