Yogi adityanath cabinet expansion: Yogi cabinet has expanded. Now there are 56 ministers in the cabinet. It includes 22 cabinet ministers, 14 ministers of state with independent charge and 20 ministers of state. Four seats are still left in the cabinet.
The much-awaited cabinet expansion of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Government 2.0 finally happened on Tuesday evening. In the swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Governor Anandi Ben Patel appointed Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party President Omprakash Rajbhar, BJP Legislative Council member and former minister Dara Singh Chauhan, Rashtriya Lok Dal MLA Anil Kumar and Sahibabad MLA Sunil Sharma, who won the most votes, as cabinet ministers. Administered the oath. After the cabinet expansion, now there are a total of 56 ministers in the Yogi government including two Deputy Chief Ministers, 22 Cabinet Ministers, 14 Ministers of State with Independent Charge and 20 Ministers of State.
The expansion of Yogi cabinet was awaited for about one and a half years. There was continuous speculation about cabinet expansion after SubhaSP joined NDA in July 2023 and SP MLA Dara Singh Chauhan joined BJP. But, recently, after Omprakash Rajbhar's announcement of not celebrating Holi if Rajpath was not received, the BJP leadership came into action and fixed the date of cabinet expansion. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called Dara Singh Chauhan, Sunil Sharma, Omprakash Rajbhar and Anil Kumar on Tuesday morning and called them to the Chief Minister's residence at 5 Kalidas Marg. The CM asked all four to reach Raj Bhavan for the swearing-in ceremony. The Governor administered the oath of office and secrecy to the four newly appointed ministers in the swearing-in ceremony that started at 5 pm at Raj Bhavan.
On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, BJP State President Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, General Secretary Organization Dharampal Singh, Apna Dal SK Executive President and Technical Education Minister Ashish Patel and Nishad Party President and Fisheries Minister Sanjay Nishad were also present. Were present.
Now all allies are included in the cabinet
With the taking of oath by the MLAs of Subhaspa and RLD, all the allies of the state government have got a stake in the cabinet. Apna Dal S and Nishad Party are already included in the cabinet.
Established racial balance
BJP has tried to maintain caste balance in the cabinet expansion just before the Lok Sabha elections. One Brahmin from upper caste along with two backward and one from Dalit community has been made minister. On the other hand, RLD has also made Anil Kumar, representing the Jatav community, a minister to woo Dalit votes in Western UP.
Social picture of the cabinet
General - 22, Backward - 23, SC-9 & ST-1, General: 8 Brahmin, 7 Thakur, 3 Vaishya, 2 Bhumihar, 1 Khatri, 1 Kayastha.
Decorated bouquet of backward castes
All major backward castes of the state have been given representation in the Yogi cabinet. There are 4 Kurmi, 3 Jat, 2 Rajbhar, 2 Nishad, 2 Lodhi, one Gurjar, one Prajapati, one Saini, one Kashyap, one Pal, one Maurya, one Yadav, one Teli and one minister from Nonia Chauhan community.
Most ministers from Jatav community
There are 4 Jatavs, one Kori, one Khatik, one Pasi, one Dhobi and one minister from Valmiki community in the Yogi cabinet.
Five women ministers – There are five women ministers in the 56-member cabinet. There is a Cabinet, one Minister of State with independent charge and three Ministers of State. Despite the expansion, the share of women members in the cabinet remains the same.
Four posts are still vacant in the cabinet Lucknow. After the inclusion of four new ministers in the Yogi cabinet, 4 posts will still remain vacant. 15 percent of the total number of MLAs in the Assembly can be made ministers. The number of members in the assembly is 403. In such a situation, 60 ministers can be made.
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