Bhopal: Ministry expansion after BJP state executive meeting

Bhopal: Ministry expansion after BJP state executive meeting

Staff ReporterUpdated: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 07:37 AM IST
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BHOPAL: After the BJP state executive committee meeting to be held at Mohankheda in Dhar district on April 21-22, the state council of ministers may be expanded. This will be second expansion of the ministry in the current term of the chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

The Malwa region, especially Indore, was ignored in the last expansion in June.  This had led to growing resentment in Indore among the BJP workers. The expansion is being planned to quell the resentment. According to sources, the issue has been discussed between union minister Narendra Singh Tomar and state BJP chief Nandkumar Singh Chouhan. What remains to be decided is the MLA of which faction in Indore should be elevated as a minister. To resolve the issue, the BJP may go for including both Ramesh Mendola (Kailash Vijayvargiya faction) and Sudarshan Gupta (Sumitra Mahajan) in the ministry.

The biggest hurdle in the path of Mendola was him being an accused in Sugnidevi land case. Recently, he was acquitted in the case by the High Court. If both are made ministers, the leaders of two factions would be satisfied. In addition, Ratlam, Mandsaur and Neemuch districts may also get representation in the ministry. After the results of the assembly bye-polls on April 13, the SC, ST development minister Gyan Singh would resign. That would leave 29 members in the ministry, including chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. There will thus be seven vacancies.

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