Will take place 'pretty shortly': K'taka CM on Cabinet expansion

Bommai has already held discussions with several Union ministers, including PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh among others

New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that the cabinet expansion will take place "pretty shortly". He said he will meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday on Goods and Services Tax (GST) refund for last year and this year. "I am meeting Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today regarding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) refund for last year and this year also," Bommai said.

Earlier on Friday, he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought approval for All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Hubballi-Dharwad. Bommai also sought approval for an AIIMS-like institute in Raichur, identified as an aspirational district by the NITI Aayog. He also appealed for upgrading the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College and Hospital in Kalaburagi to the Regional AIIMS-like Institute.

In addition, Bommai held discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat, Lok Sabha speaker Om Prakash Birla, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for Coals, Prahlad Joshi, Central Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Youth Empowerment Anurag Thakur.

He took oath as the chief minister of Karnataka on July 28, two days after BS Yediyurappa tendered his resignation.

(ANI)