No Talks On Cabinet Expansion: Karnataka Chief Minister On Delhi Visit
NDTV
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is under pressure from aspirants to expand or reshuffle his Cabinet at the earliest, ahead of Assembly polls next year.
With his visit to the national capital raising hopes among ministerial aspirants about the expansion or rejig of Karnataka Cabinet, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said he will not be holding discussion in this connection with the BJP central leadership this time.
The Chief Minister, who arrived in New Delhi this morning, said he intended to discuss Cabinet exercise with the central leadership during the visit, but BJP national president J P Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are not in town.
"I had intentions to discuss the Cabinet, but our president Nadda ji and Amit Shah are not in town, so after completing today's programmes, I will be returning to Bengaluru on Wednesday, as there is a Cabinet meeting," Mr Bommai told reporters in response to a question in New Delhi.
The CM is under pressure from aspirants to expand or reshuffle his Cabinet at the earliest, ahead of Assembly polls next year. Mr Bommai, who met Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya earlier in the day, will be holding interactions with ambassadors of various countries in the evening regarding 'Invest Karnataka 2022' - Global Investors Meet, which is scheduled to be held in November.
