Major UP Cabinet reshuffle likely in few weeks; no leadership, organisation change mulled: Sources
India Today
Sources have told India Today TV that a major reshuffle in the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet is likely in the next few weeks. They said no leadership or organisational changes are expected.
Days after murmurs of brewing dissent and protest surfaced in the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh over the handling of the second wave of the coronavirus, several senior leaders held a crucial meeting in Lucknow on Tuesday. Sources have told India Today TV that a major reshuffle in the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet is likely in the next few weeks as new faces could be inducted into the state government. The sources have also indicated no major organisational changes ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election 2022. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest the UP polls under the leadership of CM Yogi Adityanath and state president Swatantra Dev Singh. RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, who was recently on a four-day visit to Lucknow, had sought feedback from key state-level functionaries of the organisation on the brewing protests and dissent in the state.
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