The Prime Minister of Nepal's interim government, Sushila Karki, on Friday expanded her Cabinet, inducting four new ministers into her government tasked with holding the House of Representatives elections on March 5.
Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin was sworn in as a minister in the Telangana Cabinet on Friday. Governor Jishnu Dev Verma administered the oath of office and secrecy to him at a ceremony held in the Raj Bhavan.
Gujarat Minister designate Prafulkumar Naranbhai Pansuriya on Friday said that his resignation, submitted yesterday, was not accepted and affirmed that he will willingly take on any responsibility assigned to him, adding that he respects all decisions of the party high command.
Governor Acharya Devvratji will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the designated ministers included in this expansion of the State Cabinet during the ceremony.
According to sources, the interim Prime Minister has recommended Anil Kumar Sinha, a former justice assigning portfolio of three ministries- Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply; Law and Justice; and Land Reforms, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation.
After Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's return to Dehradun from his Delhi visit on Sunday, a series of back-to-back meetings by six BJP MLAs and one independent legislator with him have fueled political buzz over an impending cabinet expansion in Uttarakhand.
The newly appointed interim Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushila Karki, is set to formally assume charge of office on Sunday and is also likely to announce the expansion of her cabinet the same day, sources related to this development told ANI on Saturday.
Speaking at a press conference at Karnataka Bhawan in New Delhi, Shivakumar responded sharply to a question on a perceived rivalry with Kumaraswamy over credit for the tunnel project.
After Premchand Aggarwal's resignation, all eyes are on the possible Cabinet expansion in the BJP government in Uttarakhand. The sources in the BJP said that there would be a major overhaul in the Cabinet.
Union Minister and BJP MP Giriraj Singh attacked Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav over his remarks on the recent Cabinet expansion and said that "choron ko sab najar aate hain chor." (Thieves see everyone as thieves.