Amid the ongoing organizational changes in the Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party unit, sources claim that the state may get a new Deputy Chief Minister. According to sources, former MP Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti is leading in this race. According to reports, the cabinet expansion will take place after the election of UP BJP President. Six new ministers can be added to the cabinet. Right now, there are 54 ministers in the UP government, and a total of 60 can be made. Sources also indicate that some ministers may also be removed. Samajwadi Party rebels may also be included in the possible cabinet expansion, in which two to three ministers can be made.
According to sources, Defense Minister and Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow Rajnath Singh’s son and MLA from Noida Assembly seat Pankaj Singh can also become ministers. Apart from this, current UP BJP Chief Bhupendra Chaudhary will join the cabinet. Talking about SP rebels, there is talk of making Pooja Pal and Manoj Pandey ministers. There is talk of including Mahendra Singh in the cabinet. According to sources, in the possible cabinet expansion, not only BJP, but Rashtriya Lok Dal and Apna Dal can also be made ministers. However, this entire process will take place after the election of BJP UP President.
Amidst all this, the reply of UP BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary has come out. Regarding organizational changes within the party, Chaudhary said that Bharatiya Janata Party is organizationally a big party. Any member of the organization can become the state president. We have had a big organizational celebration throughout the year. Now, we have reached the stage of electing the state president. Nominations will be held tomorrow, and the state president will be officially announced the day after tomorrow.