Cabinet berth for Ukhand: Rajnath asks the state to 'wait'

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Press Trust of India Dehradun
Last Updated : Jun 17 2016 | 10:22 PM IST
Dropping hints that Uttarakhand might get a representation when the Central government goes for a Cabinet reshuffle, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today asked the state to "wait".
"Although it is a prerogative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I can only say that you should wait," Singh said in reply to a question at an interactive session named 'Prabuddha Jana Sangoshthi'with intellectuals here.
BJP had bagged all five Lok Sabha seats from the state in 2014 elections but the state has no representation in the Cabinet.
It is being conjectured that the state might get a Cabinet berth after reshuffle, likely in near future.
Uttarakhand goes to polls early next year.
The five Lok Sabha MPs include three former chief ministers of the state - Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri, Bhagat Singh Koshiyari and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
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First Published: Jun 17 2016 | 10:22 PM IST

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