The 44-year-old chief minister conducted a detailed assessment of all ministries in the state and non-performers have been axed, the sources said.
Lucknow:
The 43-month-old Akhilesh Yadav government is all set for an image makeover with the possible induction of around 15 ministers today in one of the biggest reshuffles before Uttar Pradesh goes to polls in 2017.
The new-look ministry with Akhilesh stamp will be sworn in by Governor Ram Naik at Raj Bhawan today.
The exercise could see elevation of some Ministers of State and induction of one or two women in the ministry which can have a maximum number of 60 members.
Sources in the ruling party said the focus could be on youths to counter the canard of "his father and uncles" running the show.
The council of ministers so far had a clear Mulayam Singh Yadav stamp but today's expansion will surely have the mark of the chief minister in order to prepare the party for the upcoming Assembly polls.
Senior party functionaries, however, remained tight-lipped over the likely names.
They only said that the chief minister is expected to reward some loyal leaders who were in the wilderness for a long time by allotting them cabinet berths.
Facing accusations of inefficiency, Akhilesh had sacked eight ministers and stripped nine others of their portfolios on Thursday.
Of the eight ministers dropped in the surprise purge exercise yesterday, five are Cabinet ministers and three Ministers of State (MoS).
The ministers whose portfolios have been withdrawn will be allocated fresh portfolios after tomorrow's exercise.
The new-look ministry with Akhilesh stamp will be sworn in by Governor Ram Naik at Raj Bhawan today.
The exercise could see elevation of some Ministers of State and induction of one or two women in the ministry which can have a maximum number of 60 members.
Sources in the ruling party said the focus could be on youths to counter the canard of "his father and uncles" running the show.
The council of ministers so far had a clear Mulayam Singh Yadav stamp but today's expansion will surely have the mark of the chief minister in order to prepare the party for the upcoming Assembly polls.
Senior party functionaries, however, remained tight-lipped over the likely names.
They only said that the chief minister is expected to reward some loyal leaders who were in the wilderness for a long time by allotting them cabinet berths.
Facing accusations of inefficiency, Akhilesh had sacked eight ministers and stripped nine others of their portfolios on Thursday.
Of the eight ministers dropped in the surprise purge exercise yesterday, five are Cabinet ministers and three Ministers of State (MoS).
The ministers whose portfolios have been withdrawn will be allocated fresh portfolios after tomorrow's exercise.
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