Sanjeev Arora to join Punjab Cabinet today; portfolio rejig on cards

This volition beryllium the seventh enlargement of the AAP Cabinet successful its implicit three-year rule

Sanjeev Arora, the recently elected MLA from the Ludhiana West constituency.

The overmuch anticipated enlargement of the Bhagwant Mann authorities successful Punjab volition instrumentality spot connected Thursday. This volition beryllium the seventh enlargement of the AAP Cabinet successful its implicit three-year rule.

While the induction of Sanjeev Arora, the recently elected MLA from the Ludhiana West constituency, volition instrumentality spot connected Thursday afternoon, determination volition besides beryllium a rejig of the portfolios held by ministers. The caller portfolios of ministers volition beryllium announced aft the oath-taking ceremony.

Arora volition beryllium administered the oath of bureau and secrecy by Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria. The portfolio to beryllium allocated to caller curate Arora has truthful acold not been announced by Chief Minister Mann, though determination is speculation that helium volition get a portfolio dealing with municipality voters. Besides the section to beryllium taken distant from different curate and allocated to Arora, determination are speculations of changes successful the portfolios of immoderate different ministers too.

As of now, determination are 16 ministers successful the Mann-led Cabinet, and 2 berths are lying vacant. Sources successful the ruling enactment person told The Tribune that the AAP enactment does not privation to capable the vacancies instantly and an enlargement volition again instrumentality spot aboriginal this year. There is besides speculation of 1 curate being dropped. If this happens, the Punjab Cabinet volition proceed to person 2 vacant berths.

Arora was promised a Cabinet berth aft helium agreed to contention the bypoll.