#MadhyaPradesh : शिवराज कैबिनेट का तीसरा विस्तार, दो सिंधिया समर्थकों को मिल सकती है जगह

Shivraj cabinet to be expanded today

ज्योतिरादित्य सिंधिया, शिवराज सिंह चौहान (फाइल फोटो)

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मध्यप्रदेश की 28 विधानसभा सीटों पर तीन नवंबर को हुए उपचुनाव के परिणाम आने के बाद से ही इस मंत्रिमंडल के विस्तार की चर्चा राजनीतिक गलियारों में चल रही थी. इस उपचुनाव में भाजपा ने 28 में से 19 सीटें जीती थी, जबकि मुख्य विपक्षी दल कांग्रेस को मात्र नौ सीटें मिली. इससे 230 सदस्यों के सदन में भाजपा की सीटें बढ़कर 126 हो गई, जबकि कांग्रेस विधायकों की संख्या 96 पहुंच गई.

Shivraj cabinet to be expanded for third time today

It will be the third expansion of the state cabinet today (3 January, 2020), after Shivraj Singh Chouhan took over as chief minister for the fourth term in March 2020. After BJP's victory in Madhya Pradesh bypolls last year, it will be the third expansion of the state cabinet, after Chouhan took over as CM (for the 4th term) in March 2020 and the Congress government collapsed.  

Sources said, Jyotiraditya Scindia loyalists- Tulsiram Silawat and Govind Singh Rajput, who had to resign as ministers as bypolls got delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak, are expected to be sworn in. The two were among Congress MLAs who resigned and joined the BJP with Scindia in March last year. Silawat and Rajput became ministers in Chouhan government, but had to step down as by-elections could not take place within six months.

Oath at Raj Bhavan-

Governor Anandiben Patel will administer the oath to ministers at 12:30 pm at Raj Bhavan. After that, the newly-appointed Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice Mohammad Rafiq, will take oath around 3 pm. According to the Raj Bhavan, Governor will arrive in Bhopal around 10 am on Sunday and will leave for Varanasi in the evening after the swearing-in of the ministers and the Chief Justice of MP.  

Cabinet can not exceed 35-

It may be mentioned here, that in the Assembly bypolls held on November 3 last year (results announced on November 10, 2020), BJP won 19 of the 28 seats, while the opposition Congress bagged nine. Out of the 19 winners of the ruling BJP, 15 were those who had quit the Congress with Scindia. Three incumbent ministers- Aidal Singh Kansana, Imarti Devi and Girraj Dandotiya- lost the bypolls and had to resign. Currently, there are 29 members in the cabinet including the CM and the maximum strength can not exceed 35. (With inputs from PTI)