CM: Cabinet reshuffle after thorough study

The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, said on Thursday that a Cabinet reshuffle was very much on the cards. He added that a thorough groundwork would be done before getting the final approval from the Congress president, Mrs Sonia Gandhi.
Supporting the chief minister’s view on the reshuffle, the Union law minister and in-charge of AP Congress affairs, Mr Veerappa Moily told reporters in New Delhi that there was a need to make changes in the Cabinet and it would be done after the party high command gave the nod.
“I cannot tell you the exact date and time, it will be done at an appropriate time the proposal for reshuffle is not a closed chapter, it is very much there,’’ said Mr Moily.
Mr Rosaiah visited the Parliament Central Hall on Thursday and had a brief interaction with the media. He made it clear that the appointment of the corporation chairmen and other nominated posts would be done only after the Cabinet reshuffle. He also said that sufficient groundwork was being done for the reshuffle and it would be known once the party president gave a green signal.
According to sources, Mr Rosaiah met Mr Veerappa Moily and Mr Ahmed Patel, political secretary to the Congress president, and discussed his proposals on the reshuffle. Mr Rosaiah is likely to meet Mrs Gandhi on Friday before returning to the state capital.
Meanwhile, Mr Veerappa Moily has announced that Mr Kasani Gyaneswar will be the candidate for the Ranga Reddy MLC polls. He also said that of the two seats from Hyderabad district, one has been offered to the Majlis party as a friendly gesture. He added that the Congress president would take a final decision on the party candidate for the remaining seat. He said the name of PCC president, Mr D. Srinivas, has not been finalised yet and Mrs Gandhi would take a decision on that.