Rajasthan cabinet expansion after May
The wait of MLAs and Congress party workers for the long-awaited political appointments and cabinet expansion has got longer. Ajay Maken, Congress incharge for Rajasthan, has ruled out any appointments till May. He said the state government has already called the budget session of the assembly and in view of this the cabinet expansion will not take place now.
Talking to reporters at the Congress office in Jaipur, Maken said that political appointments will be done after the by-polls in the state and the assembly elections in five states.
Maken, however, did say that about 30,000 district-level political appointments will be made this month. Maken held a two-hour long meeting with chief minister Ashok Gehlot. He also met assembly speaker Dr CP Joshi and former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot. In his interaction with several MLAs at the CM’s residence, Maken took feedback about the results of the local elections and the party’s performance. He said Congress has won more seats than the BJP which shows that people have faith in the government. Maken also discussed the party’s preparations for the four upcoming by-polls in Sujangarh, Sarada, Vallabhnagar and Rajsamand due to the death of the sitting MLAs. The election commission is yet to announce the election schedule.