Pooja Pal, Shrikant Sharma and Ashok Kataria did not get place, who are the 6 new ministers?

Before the assembly elections, BJP in Uttar Pradesh tried to correct the social equation by including six new faces in the cabinet expansion. On Sunday, Governor Anandi Ben Patel administered the oath of office as ministers to Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, Manoj Pandey, Krishna Paswan, Kailash Singh Rajput, Surendra Diler and Hansraj Vishwakarma. Whereas Ministers of State Ajit Pal and Somendr Tomar have been given independent charge.

Manoj Pandey, MLA from Unchahar assembly seat of Rae Bareli and former BJP state president Bhupendra Chaudhary took oath as cabinet ministers. Ajit Pal Singh and Somendr Tomar have been made ministers of state with independent charge. Surendra Diler, Hansraj Vishwakarma, Kailash Rajput and Krishna Paswan have been given the responsibility of ministers of state.

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The first cabinet expansion of the second term of UP CM Yogi Adityanath took place on March 5, 2024. Then Dara Singh Chauhan, SubhaSP President Om Prakash Rajbhar, BJP’s Sunil Sharma and Rashtriya Lok Dal’s Anil Kumar took oath as ministers.

The total number of MLAs in Uttar Pradesh Assembly is 403 days. According to the rules, the maximum number of ministers in the UP cabinet can be 60. Currently there were 54 ministers. With six new ministers this number will increase to 60.

Before the assembly elections, BJP tried to solve social equations with the help of the cabinet. It is being said that the Brahmins were angry with the government. In such a situation, arrangements to convince them have also been made in this detail.

Hansraj Vishwakarma: Hansraj Vishwakarma is MLC from Varanasi. The UP government has given a big message to Hansraj, who comes from Vishwakarma community, by making him a minister. Hansraj Vishwakarma is also the BJP District President in Varanasi for the last 10 years. Born in Kanchanpur in 1969, Hansraj has been associated with BJP since 1989. He also played an important role in PM Modi’s campaign in Varanasi in 2014.

Krishna Paswan: Krishna Paswan, belonging to the Paswan community, is counted among the grassroots leaders. When he traveled from Anganwadi worker to minister, there was a wave of happiness in his home district. Krishna Paswan had won the election from Kishanpur assembly seat for the first time. After delimitation in 2008, he contested from Khaga reserved seat. Won elections from here in 2012, 2017 and 2022.

Manoj Pandey: Unchahar assembly seat came into existence after delimitation in 2008. The first elections were held in 2012. Since then Manoj Pandey is in possession of this place. Manoj Pandey, who has won the assembly elections from Unchahar thrice, is considered a big Brahmin face. This step of the government is being seen as an attempt to woo the Brahmins.

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Surendra Diler: Surendra Diler became MLA for the first time by winning the by-election from Khair seat of Aligarh in 2024. His three generations are associated with BJP. His father Kishanlal Dilre was a four-time MP and six-time MLA. Father Rajveer Singh Diler was also a Lok Sabha member from Hathras. Became MLA from Iglas assembly seat. However, after his death in 2024, the party had fielded Surendra Diler.

Kailash Rajput: Kailash Rajput, who comes from Lodhi Rajput community, has got a place in the Yogi cabinet. He is an MLA from Tirwa assembly seat of Kannauj. Kailash had won the assembly elections for the first time in the year 1996. In 2007, he reached the assembly after winning the election on BSP ticket. Won the elections of 2017 and 2022 on BJP ticket. BJP has pleased the Lodhi Rajput community by giving place to Kailash in the cabinet.

Bhupendra Chaudhary: Bhupendra Singh Choudhary, who comes from Jat community, is the former president of UP BJP. He was also the Panchayati Raj Minister in the first Yogi cabinet. Now before the assembly elections, he has again been given the responsibility of cabinet minister. Chaudhary was made MLC in 2022. Chaudhary, who came from a farmer family, received his education in Moradabad.

His increased height: In the cabinet expansion, the stature of Meerut South MLA Somendra Tomar has increased. Till now he was the Minister of State for Energy and Additional Energy Department. But now he has been given independent charge. Similarly, Ajit Pal, MLA from Sikandra seat of Kanpur Dehat, was Yogi Adityanath, Minister of State for Science and Technology and Electronics and Information Technology. Now his stature has also increased in the government and he has been made Minister of State with independent charge.