A month after the outcome, and nearly three months since the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) led by Om Prakash Rajbhar and former MLA Dara Singh Chauhan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the expansion of Uttar Pradesh cabinet remains in limbo.
Despite the repeated assertions by Mr. Rajbhar, that both he and Mr. Chauhan will become Ministers in the State government, the U.P. unit of BJP remains non-committal about the expansion adding it is the prerogative of the Chief Minister.
“It is natural that leaders wants to join the State cabinet, but expansion is the prerogative of the CM in the democratic set-up. It will done at an appropriate time by the CM after consultation with the organisation of our party,” said Rakesh Tripathi, U.P. BJP spokesperson. He rubbished the charges of the opposition about differences between the Central and State leadership over the issue.
