BHOPAL: Chief Minister Kamal Nath may have put a halt on buzz on cabinet expansion but in order to keep his government stable, he may soon change the portfolios of his ministers.
Nath may change portfolios of his cabinet colleagues evaluating the six-month performance of ministers. In this exercise, the ministers, who are followers of former MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, may be relieved from the charge of important departments.
After the incident of minister Pradhyumna Singh Tomar arguing with Kamal Nath in cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the ministers, who are followers of Nath, have started developing pressure on Nath to weaken the ministers who belong to Scindia camp.
The ministers who belong to Nath camp, are working to get charge of important departments back from the ministers who belong to Scindia camp. In this exercise, changes in the portfolios of the ministers, who are known as followers of Digvijaya camp, may also be done.
Tomar may be relieved from the charge of department of food and civil supplies, transport from Govind Singh Rajput, health from Tulsi Silawat and woman and child development may be taken from Imarti Devi. The portfolios of ministers namely PC Sharma, Govind Singh, Tarun Bhanot, Brijendra Singh Rathore, Kamleshwar Patel and Vijaylaxmi Sadho may also be changed.
As many as 7 MLAs, who belong to Scindia camp, were given ministerial berths and important departments when Congress came to power in the state. Nath now wishes to allocate departments on the basis of performance of ministers.
