If media reports are anything to go by, successor state of Andhra Pradesh is going to get a new speaker. The present speaker Kodela Siva Prasada Rao is likely to be replaced by a new speaker. And buzz is that Kodela would be inducted in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet soon.
CM Chandrababu Naidu is apparently impressed with the works of Kodela and wants to take him into his cabinet. To improve sanitation, Kodela worked hard in his assembly constitution Sattenapalle and even donated his salary towards setting up of toilets. This has caught Naidu’s attention.
Since Kodela is one of the senior most MLAs who earlier served as Home Minister in the undivided state, Naidu apparently wants use Kodela’s services in his cabinet. This is not all. Naidu is also expected to take action against few inefficient ministers in his cabinet with whom he is not happy.
However, it’s not clear when Mr Naidu would reshuffle his cabinet. Since AP’s proposed capital Amaravathi would be officially laying foundation in presence of PM Narendra Modi, whether Naidu would reshuffle his cabinet in advance or after laying the foundation stone is need to be seen. At the moment, it’s a guessing time that who all will be in his final list of ministers.