Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai who is one of the proposers of NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu’s name reached the national Capital on Thurday. This is Bommai’s second visit this month, which also sparked off speculation about the much-awaited expansion of his Cabinet.
His schedule in the national Capital includes meeting Union Ministers.
Though there is no reference to any meeting with party leaders in the schedule, speculation is that it is the BJP central leadership that has asked Bommai to come to the Capital.
According to some sources, there is a possibility of discussion regarding a Cabinet rejig during the meeting, which has been discounted by party sources.
The Chief Minister's Delhi visit in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Karnataka earlier this week and the BJP national president JP Nadda's tour last weekend has given rise to speculations.
Chief Minister Bommai is under pressure from some aspirants to expand his Cabinet at the earliest, ahead of Assembly polls next year.