AP CM is going to renew cabinet; 24 ministers resign

Hyderabad, April 7 As part of a major cabinet renewal in Andhra Pradesh, 24 ministers resigned on Thursday after attending their last cabinet meeting in Amaravati.

In line with the earlier announcement that the entire cabinet will be given a new look after two and a half years, Prime Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will announce his new cabinet on April 11. The new ministers will be sworn in on the same day. †

The ministers had tendered their resignations to the prime minister after today’s cabinet meeting, who in turn would hand them over to the governor tomorrow.

The selection of new ministers is likely to be guided by the need to provide representation to different castes and communities apart from the newly created districts. As of April 4, 13 new districts have been created, bringing the number of districts in the state to 26.

The Chief Minister is also expected to elect his new ministerial colleagues ahead of the 2024 state assembly elections, according to the sources.

Some ministers who resigned today expect positions in the party, while few others hope to be reappointed to the new cabinet based on the caste equations.

The cabinet has agreed to a new millet policy as proposed by the Agriculture Department, in addition to creating new revenue departments, among other things.

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07 Apr 2022