Raipur
The cabinet of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai government may be expanded till January 15. There is discussion that the cabinet expansion may be announced on January 12 or 13. After this the swearing in ceremony can take place. On the lines of Haryana, 14 ministers can be made in the 90-seat Chhattisgarh Assembly. If this happens, three new ministers can take oath in the state. After the swearing in of the ministers, the equation of the state BJP will also change. There is discussion that state BJP president Kiran Singh Dev can also be made a minister. In such a situation, changes can also be seen in the BJP organization. While discussing with the media, Vishnu Dev Sai said that the cabinet will be expanded very soon.
BJP in-charge reached Raipur and said- expansion will happen soon
BJP state in-charge Nitin Nabin, who reached Raipur, was asked about the preparations for the swearing-in of the cabinet. On this he said that whenever preparations are made, you will be informed about it first and it will be soon.
Election of BJP state president to be held by January 10
State BJP has appointed Mandal President and District President. Now the state BJP president has to be appointed by January 10. Political observers say that if state president Kiran Singh Dev is made a minister, then BJP will get a new president in his place. Senior Maharashtra BJP leader Vinod Tawde has been entrusted with the responsibility of electing the Chhattisgarh state president. There are many senior leaders of the party in the race to become the state president. In this, the names of MLA Dharamlal Kaushik, former leader of opposition Narayan Chandel, former Durg MP Vijay Baghel are in discussion. Apart from this, names of former minister Vikram Usendi and former MLA Shivratan Sharma are also being discussed. According to party leaders, if Singhdev is made a minister, he will have to leave the post of BJP state president. Chhattisgarh Waqf Board Chairman Dr. Salim Raj has been given the status of Minister of State by the Sai government. This status has been given to them for courtesy. The General Administration Department has also issued an order regarding this.
These are the contenders for the post of Chief Minister
Amar Aggarwal: Is MLA from Bilaspur Assembly. Agarwal, who comes from the general category, has been a minister in the government of former Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh. He has immense experience in handling the department.
Kiran Singh Dev: Jagdalpur MLA Kiran Singh Dev is the state BJP president. During his tenure, the party has won 10 out of 11 seats in the state in the Lok Sabha elections. He is a bigger face from Bastar so he may get a chance.
Gajendra Yadav: Durg city MLA Gajendra Yadav’s background is from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He is the son of Bisararam Yadav, who was the provincial union leader of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in Chhattisgarh.
Many contenders in Raipur: In Raipur, names of former minister Rajesh Munat, former minister Ajay Chandrakar, MLA Sunil Soni, MLA Purandar Mishra and MLA Guru Khushwant Saheb are also in discussion for the post of minister.
