Cabinet expansion being considered: PM

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday he was considering expanding the cabinet.
"Cabinet expansion is being considered," Manmohan Singh told reporters on his way back from a five-day overseas trip that took him to Japan and Thailand.
There are several vacancies in the cabinet. Congress ministers Ashwani Kumar and P.K. Bansal quit recently; before that, the Trinamool Congress and the DMK parted ways with the United Progressive Alliance.
First Published: May 31 2013 | 12:04 PM IST