Overview

• Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai indicated new ministers may be sworn in before his August 22 departure for a Japan–South Korea visit aimed at boosting foreign investment.
• Sources report the BJP high command has green-lit the induction of three ministers, filling all positions allowed under the constitutional cap of 14.
• Sai’s Saturday meeting with Governor Ramen Deka is being treated as a formal precursor to the oath-taking ceremony for the incoming ministers.
• Insiders say existing ministers will retain their portfolios while selections are expected to reflect regional, caste and organisational balance.
• Names floated for the three vacancies include Amar Agrawal, Ajay Chandrakar, Guru Khushwant Saheb, Gajendra Yadav and Rajesh Agrawal, though final confirmations remain pending.