Cabinet berths with an eye on next Assembly polls in Gujarat
The Hindu
BJP bid to pacify Patidars who are demanding chief ministership for the community
Elevation of two junior Ministers to the Cabinet rank and induction of three MPs as junior Ministers from Gujarat in the Union government appears to be part of the ruling BJP’s strategy to give representation to the Patidars and the OBCs ahead of the next year’s Assembly polls. Mansukh Mandavia and Parshottam Rupala, both belonging to the powerful Patidar community, were sworn in as Cabinet Ministers. Both are Rajya Sabha members and hail from the politically important Saurashtra region.More Related News