<p>The Council of Ministers headed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be expanded on Sunday evening, officials said.</p>.<p>A swearing-in ceremony has been scheduled at the Gandhi auditorium in Raj Bhavan at 5:30 pm, they said.</p>.<p>The officials, however, remained tight-lipped about the number or the names of ministers who will be inducted in the cabinet, barely months ahead of the crucial 2022 assembly elections in the state.</p>.<p>The name of Brahmin leader Jitin Prasada, who switched over to the BJP from the Congress, is being considered.</p>.<p>Repeated efforts to contact Prasada were in vain.</p>.<p>Sanjay Nishad, whose NISHAD (Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal) party will contest the elections with the BJP, could also be included.</p>.<p>There are 53 ministers in the UP cabinet at present, and seven more can be inducted as per the constitutional limit.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></p>
<p>The Council of Ministers headed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be expanded on Sunday evening, officials said.</p>.<p>A swearing-in ceremony has been scheduled at the Gandhi auditorium in Raj Bhavan at 5:30 pm, they said.</p>.<p>The officials, however, remained tight-lipped about the number or the names of ministers who will be inducted in the cabinet, barely months ahead of the crucial 2022 assembly elections in the state.</p>.<p>The name of Brahmin leader Jitin Prasada, who switched over to the BJP from the Congress, is being considered.</p>.<p>Repeated efforts to contact Prasada were in vain.</p>.<p>Sanjay Nishad, whose NISHAD (Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal) party will contest the elections with the BJP, could also be included.</p>.<p>There are 53 ministers in the UP cabinet at present, and seven more can be inducted as per the constitutional limit.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></p>