Yogi Cabinet Reshuffle Looms: Shrikant Sharma's Return? 6 New Faces Expected

• Speculation rife over UP cabinet expansion after CM Yogi Adityanath met top BJP leaders in Delhi.
• Up to 6 new faces, including Bhupendra Chaudhary, Pooja Pal, Govind Narayan Shukla, Ashok Kataria, and Shrikant Sharma, may join the cabinet.
• Shrikant Sharma, former Energy Minister (Yogi 1.0), could return as a Brahmin face, having been sidelined since 2022.
• Some current ministers might be moved to the organization, and portfolios could be reshuffled.
• An RLD quota minister and caste balancing for 2027 elections are also factors in the expansion.

Why It Matters: UP cabinet expansion imminent; Shrikant Sharma and 5 others likely to join, with portfolio changes expected.