In Yogi 2.0, this time around six districts including Kanpur remained empty. Many MLAs, who were ministers in the previous government, felt disillusioned. Kanpur’s score remained zero after a long time. There was a lot of speculation about the post of minister since March 10. Most of the people were assuming that big faces would definitely be given a chance, but the list of ministers surprised everyone. No MLA from Kanpur, Unnao, Fatehpur, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Auraiya of Central Uttar Pradesh got a chance in the state government.
Whatever be the reason, the cabinet list surprised everyone. Kanpur’s representation in the state government has been missing for a long time. Whatever party the government may have belonged to, but Kanpur was not ignored. This is the first time after a long time that there is no representation from Kanpur. The office-bearers of the BJP organization were also believing that at least three faces could be included in the cabinet, but this could not happen.
The faces who were ministers in the previous government did not get a chance. Last time there were six ministers from Kanpur division. Two from Kanpur and Fatehpur, Kanpur Dehat and Auraiya were also represented. This time there was silence everywhere except Kanpur countryside. There was one minister in the previous government and this time there were three. In the previous government, Unnao’s stature was big because Hriday Narayan Dixit was the Speaker of the Assembly. This time BJP MLAs won all the seats in Unnao but no one got a chance in the cabinet.
even dry faces
Even influential faces in the politics of the state were sidelined this time. Some new people got a chance. The people of these districts had also hoped that such a person is sure to become a minister, but when the list was released on Friday, no one was named. The supporters of the faces who were in the race for the post of minister have their own arguments. Some are believing the name to be confirmed in the cabinet expansion, while some are expressing confidence of adjustment in some other important post.