CM Bhagwant Mann reached the Governor House.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is once again preparing for a big political change. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday.
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Talking to the media after the meeting, the CM made it clear that the cabinet will be reshuffled in the coming 3-4 days. Along with this, he also demanded to give AAP a place for office in Chandigarh in front of the Governor.
The CM said that the party has completed all the rules and they have given information about this to the Governor in writing. Soon the Aam Aadmi Party will have its own office in Chandigarh.
CM Bhagwant Mann talking to Governor Gulab Chand Kataria.
Refusal to speak on faces
At the same time, he clearly stated that the cabinet is preparing to expand in the coming 2-4 days. He said- People’s mandates are to be persecuted. In 2022, we won in Ludhiana West by about 7 thousand votes and now we have won by around 12 thousand votes. In such a situation, now Sanjeev Arora will be offered on the stairs of Raj Bhavan.
However, when he was asked that there would be a reshuffle or anyone else would be administered the oath of the minister, he refused to speak.
Ludhiana by -election increased the stir
Since the victory of Sanjeev Arora in the recently concluded Ludhiana West Assembly by -election, the speculation of cabinet expansion and reshuffle intensified. Sanjeev Arora is currently a Rajya Sabha member, but now he is being made a minister after being elected MLA.
CM Mann said that tomorrow he is going to Delhi and after coming back, he will be added to the cabinet.
Discussion on another name intensified
Sources say that two posts in the cabinet are vacant. In such a situation, along with Arora, another MLA can also be sworn in. There is speculation about the name of a woman MLA from Malwa region and the young MLA who won a second time. The party’s strategy is to help regional and social balance through this reshuffle.
At the same time, discussions about the possible return of an old MLA from Majha region are also hot. The party high command is monitoring the political and social activities of the MLAs who are placed in the category of under consideration.
The convoy of CM Mann reached the Governor House.
Bhagwant Maan government’s seventh reshuffle
This will be the seventh cabinet reshuffle of a three -year term under the leadership of Bhagwant Mann. Earlier changes were also decided by the party on the basis of demonstrations and regional equations. This time the same formula is likely to be adopted.
Constant meetings have been going on between senior party leaders and the Chief Minister for the last few days. It is believed that the process of reshuffle will be finalized after this formal meeting with the Governor.
AAP’s decisive victory in Ludhiana by -election
The results of the Ludhiana West by -election brought political relief for the Aam Aadmi Party. Sanjeev Arora won a total of more than 35,000 votes and won by a margin of around 11,000 votes. The Congress finished second and BJP third.
The election was held due to the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Gogi. Voting took place on 19 June and the results were declared on 23 June. This victory for the party came at a time when questions were being raised about the impact of dissatisfaction and Delhi leadership within the party.