Uttarakhand: CM Distributes Key Posts, Triggering Speculation of a Cabinet Expansion
A few months ago, signs of rebellion had started to show in the BJP against the chief minister.
Trivendra Singh Rawat. Photo: Facebook/Trivendra Singh Rawat
Politics28/Feb/2021
New Delhi: Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat distributed 17 key positions in different boards, councils and corporations, sparking speculation of an expansion of the cabinet in the coming days. This move, many think, is a build up before the state assembly elections scheduled in the early part of next year.
According to a report in the
Times of India, on February 26, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Anil Goyal was made the vice-chairperson of Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority and Kailash Pant was appointed at the chairperson of Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Advisory Committee. At least three berths in the state cabinet are lying vacant.