Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar to expand his cabinet today

CHANDIGARH: The ruling BJP-JJP alliance in Haryana has finally decided to go in for cabinet expansion on Tuesday. Sources said the probables include JJP MLA from Tohana Devender Singh Babli and BJP MLAs from Hisar and Nangal Chaudhary Kamal Gupta and Abhe Singh Yadav, respectively. Minister of state Sandeep Singh could also be elevated, they added.
“The cabinet expansion will take place at a function to be held at Haryana Raj Bhavan at 4pm on December 28,” an official statement said.
The 90-member assembly has 12 ministers, including chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and ministers of state Kamlesh Dhanda and Sandeep Singh. Now, two more ministers can be accommodated in the ministry. At present, deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala and Anoop Dhanak are two cabinet ministers from the JJP quota.
Babli had defeated former BJP chief Subhash Barala with a huge margin to win the Tohana constituency and was among the probables for a cabinet berth. However, he missed the chance allegedly due to pressure from the BJP. Sources said as Babli and Barala have reached a truce of sorts.
Similarly, Yadav has been defending the government as well as the chief minister in the cash for job scam and calling attention motion on HPSC.