Cabinet expansion: Cabinet expansion further delayed!

There are indications that the expansion of the cabinet in the state will be further delayed. It is known that speculations about the expansion have been going on for the last few months.

–Galla S Kiran Kumar, Bureau Chief
The chances of it being in January are slim.

Hyderabad : There are indications that the cabinet expansion in the state will be further delayed. It is known that speculations about the expansion have been going on for the last few months. Ministers have also made statements that it is possible to do so by the end of December. Discussions with the top brass.. Although everyone thinks that the expansion will happen, there are chances of further delay depending on the latest developments. Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi is currently on a foreign tour. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will also go on a foreign tour in the third week of this month. In addition to participating in the World Economic Forum Summit to be held in Davos from January 24 to 27, a team led by the Chief Minister will visit Australia and Singapore either before or after this. After that, the budget sessions will begin in February. In this context, senior Congress leaders are of the opinion that the chances of cabinet expansion in January are low.

Growing competition

On the other hand, the competition for ministerial posts is fierce. It is possible to provide opportunities to six people in addition to the current ones. There is a campaign that there will be opportunities for four or five people in the expansion. There is a possibility of selection taking into account social equations and other priorities. The Chief Minister announced during the Lok Sabha elections that Maktal MLA Srihari will be given a place in the cabinet. If he is given a chance, it will seem that the Mudiraj faction will get a place. Bodhan MLA Sudarshan Reddy, Munugodu MLA Rajagopal Reddy, Ibrahimpatnam MLA Malreddy Ranga Reddy, Parigi MLA Rammohan Reddy, Mancherial MLA Premsagar Rao, Chennur MLA Vivek and others are waiting for a place in the cabinet. Rajagopal Reddy says that the high command assured him only when he rejoined the Congress before the elections. However, his brother Venkat Reddy is already in the cabinet. Some in the party are strongly demanding that senior leader Sudarshan Reddy, who has been with the Congress since the beginning and has been supporting the party, be given a chance, as there is no one from the combined Nizamabad district. They say that whenever there is an expansion, there will be a chance for someone from the minority community. Congress sources say that one of Azharuddin or Shabbir Ali may have a chance in that quota. Whoever is trying, the question of when the expansion will take place has become a question. If it does not happen this month, there are chances that it will be done only after the budget meetings and local body elections are over.