Revanth Reddy, Bhatti In New Delhi, To Meet AICC Top Brass
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (Maxim News): Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is expected to meet the All India Congress Committee (AICC) chief Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior leaders in New Delhi today or tomorrow and discuss cabinet expansion and filling up of nominated posts.
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The Chief Minister will be reaching New Delhi in a while from Jaipur, while the Deputy Chief Minister, who is already in the national capital, is flying back to Hyderabad this evening. He had already participated in a meeting with the Chief Minister along with Ministers N.Uttam Kumar Reddy and D.Sriodhar Babu on Tuesday before leaving for New Delhi.
During the visit to New Delhi, the Chief Minister would be meeting a few Union Ministers and make an appeal regarding the pending projects and funds due to the State.
Amidst these meetings, the Chief Minister is likely to meet the AICC leaders and discuss cabinet expansion and filling up of nominated posts. The exercise has been pending for a long time and the aspirants are getting restless.
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Initially, the party had assured that cabinet expansion would take place after Lok Sabha elections, later it was to be done during Sravana masam, then it was delayed to Diwali and now there is speculation that the exercise could be done before Sankranthi.
At present, there are six vacancies in the cabinet. Many leaders are aspiring for berths in the cabinet and the party is keen to ensure a social and regional balance in the expansion this time. There is a buzz in the party that leaders from four erstwhile districts and six communities would be given priority in the cabinet expansion.
As the local bodies elections fast approaching, a section of leaders in Gandhi Bhavan are apprehensive about the timing of cabinet expansion. Considering the fact that only six cabinet berths are available, the leaders fear that those who fail to get the berths may get disappointed and lack motivation to work in the elections.
“There is every possibility that one leader who is aspiring for a post, if not considered, may refrain from actively campaigning in the local bodies. This could make things adverse for the party,” a senior leader said. (Maxim News)