K Chandrasekhar Rao likely to drop three ministers

Hyderabad: The much-awaited state Cabinet expansion may take place within a week, with Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao working on various combinations, keeping diverse interests and addressing issues of optimal representation, for the last three days.

It is learnt that TRS working president K.T. Rama Rao, former MP and TS Planning Board vice-chairman B. Vinod Kumar and party Rajya Sabha MP J. Santosh Kumar are part of the exercise.

The Chief Minister wants to expand the Cabinet before the Assembly Budget session, which may be convened after the Ganesha immersion on September 12. According to speculation, Mr Rao may drop three ministers and induct eight.

Regarding former minister T. Harish Rao, the CM is yet to take a final decision.