Shirsat, who is one of the contenders for a cabinet post, said the chief minister and deputy chief minister must state if there is going to be a cabinet expansion or not.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a humorous piece of advice during the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting on June 7, addressing the ongoing speculations about his new Cabinet. He joked about people claiming they could secure Cabinet berths and highlighted the advancements in technology, mentioning that even a list with his signatures could be fabricated. PM Modi urged MPs to disregard such attempts, cautioning them against falling prey to conspiracies and fake news.
The cabinet expansion comes around two weeks after Mohan Yadav, a three-time MLA, was appointed as the chief minister, ending the tenure of four-time CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
With the induction of five more ministers, the strength of the Mann-led cabinet will reach 15, including the chief minister.
With this, the cabinet's strength rose to 12 — 10 from the BJP and two from the NPF. Singh and five of his colleagues took oath as ministers on March 21 after the BJP won the Northeastern state for the second consecutive term.
The ministers have been asked to make short and effective speeches at various halts en route the 'Jan Aashirwaad Yatra' and speak about the objectives of the Modi government, speak about various schemes, development projects and local issues.
Of the 28 new ministers who became a part of the MP Cabinet, nine were from the Jyotiraditya Scindia camp. As a result, several ministry hopefuls got excluded, including those pitched by former MP CM and senior BJP leader Uma Bharati, and Indore MLA Ramesh Mendola.
Though Karnataka BJP leaders have junked all reports of infights, the seething anger among legislators who did not secure a berth during the February 6 Cabinet expansion, is becoming apparent
Speculations are rife that Cabinet expansion in Rajasthan may take place tomorrow.
Modi's message to ministerial hopefuls and India in general is: show me what you are capable of and I may have something for you.
Reacting sharply to Congress's attack on Modi over the Cabinet expansion, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that "the entire charge of Congress is baseless". He also added that unlike UPA, the NDA Prime Minister has the "last word" in selecting his ministers and expanding his Cabinet.
According to CII , the induction of new (Cabinet) ministers and ministers of state would streamline governance and bring in new ideas for the economic reforms process.
Several new faces joined the team of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. This is the first expansion since Modi took oath on May 16 with his small team.
There have been reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will expand his Cabinet before the Winter Session of Parliament and Parrikar's name is being mentioned as a possible Defence Minister.