Karnataka: Going to Delhi soon, wait and watch, says CM Basavaraj Bommai

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said he will soon be travelling to New Delhi to meet BJP central leadership to discuss the cabinet exercise, but maintained suspense on whether it will be expansion or reshuffle of the Ministry. He said the BJP high command will finally decide on who has to be inducted into the cabinet.

When asked whether opportunity will be given to seniors from the district, who have been subjected to "step motherly" treatment, he said, "it is not step motherly treatment. Due to political situation, representation could not be given [to Chitradurga], will try to give representation." Responding to a question on whether it will be expansion or reshuffle of the cabinet, he merely said, "wait and watch."

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Earlier, Bommai on Tuesday had said that he will be travelling to New Delhi this week to discuss with the party leadership on the cabinet exercise. The CM has been under intense pressure for some time now, over expansion and rejig of Cabinet not taking place, to make way for the fresh faces, ahead of assembly elections next year.

Though there were reports of Cabinet expansion by filling in six vacant posts or some kind of a rejig by dropping a few and inducting equal number of new faces as well as talks that there might be Gujarat-like top to bottom overhaul of the state ministry, nothing has happened so far, and many aspirants feel it is "too late now" with polls fast approaching.

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