Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa awaits JP Nadda's nod to expand cabinet
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BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday said that he would expand the cabinet after BJP President JP Nadda approves the list of proposed ministers.
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday said that he would expand the cabinet after BJP President JP Nadda approves the list of proposed ministers.
Addressing the media after the meeting in Delhi BS Yediyurappa said "On the cabinet expansion, Nadda said he would revert after consulting the party's high command, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi".
For the uninitiated, BS Yediyurappa flew to the national capital with Deputy Chief Minster Govind Karjol earlier in the day to meet JP Nadda and a couple of Central ministers for seeking clearances to the state's development projects.
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Of the 34-member ministry, 7 posts are vacant, including one arising due to state Tourism Minister CT Ravi's resignation last month after Nadda appointed him as the party's national General Secretary.
"On informing JP Nadda the need for cabinet expansion at the earliest, he said he would discuss the issue with the party's national leaders and get back to me in the next 2-3 days," the Chief Minister said.
JP Nadda also informed Yediyurppa that he would visit the southern state in December as part of his nationwide tour.
The third cabinet expansion has been delayed for months due to COVID-19, and then the by-polls to two Assembly seats.
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