AP CM Jagan Mohan Reddy has created a sensation by announcing that there will 5 deputy chief Ministers in his cabinet. They would be searing in on 8th. This is to distribute and balance the power between the SCs, STs, Minorities and also BCs. He opined that this will strike a balance in the caste equations and that all of them would get due representation in the power distribution.
The size of the cabinet would be 25 members out of which 5 of them would be deputy chief Ministers.
This idea was mooted by the poll strategist Prashant Kishore it is learnt. perhaps this is the first time in the country 5 deputy CMs are being appointed for a state.
There were examples of one and two deputy CMs. But taking 5 of them as deputies is for the first time here in Andhra Pradesh.
At the same time Jagan, the chief Minister is contemplating to keep the minister in power for around two and half years and then he would take a new team so that others also would get the opportunity.
The swearing in of the new ministers is supposed to take place at the state Secretariat. The oath of secrecy will be administered by the Governor ESL Narasimhan. The muhurat has also been decided.
