I’ll induct new ministers into my cabinet tomorrow at 4 pm: Yediyurappa

Bengaluru, Jan 12 : The much-awaited cabinet expansion of the Karnataka cabinet will take place on Wednesday at 4 pm, with the induction of seven ministers, Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa said here on Tuesday.
The expansion comes a day before one of Karnataka’s biggest festivals – Makara Sankranti, and is considered as a very auspicious day to commence any new work.
“Seven new ministers will be inducted into the cabinet and the new list of ministers will be announced at 4 pm on Wednesday,” Yediyurappa said.
The BJP high command cleared the much-delayed Cabinet expansion on Sunday.
To a question on whether any ministers will be dropped from the cabinet, Yediyurappa said that the answer to the question who would be dropped will be clear only on Wednesday. “I only appeal to the media not to speculate by writing names as it only adds to confusion,” he said.
On Saturday, Yediyurappa had received a call from BJP central leaders and he met BJP National President J. P. Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party general secretary in-charge for the state Arun Singh on Sunday to discuss the cabinet expansion and the upcoming bypolls to the Basavakalyana and Maski Assembly seats and the Belagavi Parliamentary seat.