Cabinet expansion after BJP’s proposal: Nitish

Amid a raging hypothesis over the delay in Cabinet expansion, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday mentioned it will be accomplished after BJP’s proposal, which had not been acquired but.

“When BJP would propose for the Cabinet expansion, we’ll think over it but no such proposal has been received yet,” he informed mediapersons “Presently, we’re busy with moving forward of our blueprint for the development of the State for next five years.”

The Cabinet now has 14 members, together with Mr. Kumar. In the 243-member Assembly, it might have a most of 36 members.

The hypothesis arose as JD(U) has been reportedly insisting on having equal variety of berths to that of BJP.

BJP has seven members, together with its Deputy Chief Ministers Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi, whereas JD(U) has 5 and the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and the Vikasheel Insaan Party one every.

BJP sources informed The Puucho that because the get together had received the utmost variety of seats (74) among the many NDA constituents, it ought to get extra berths within the Cabinet than JD(U), which had received solely 43 seats.

However, JD(U) leaders have been claiming that the get together suffered due to one other NDA constituent, the Lok Janshakti Party, which had put up candidates in opposition to them.

Meanwhile, prospects of a number of State BJP leaders and long-time Ministers in earlier the NDA governments like Nand Kishore Yadav, Prem Kumar and others to grow to be Ministers once more seemed to be much less as they have been just lately appointed chairpersons of various committees of the Assembly.

Names of some younger get together MLAs like Nitin Navin, Sanjiv Chaurasia and others have been doing rounds in political circles as potential Ministers within the subsequent Cabinet expansion.