PM plans coalition consolidation with Governor nominations from allies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to be planning to consolidate his alliance government by appointing some leaders from the allies as Governors.

- AJIT MAINDOLA

This could be a significant move in making the National Democratic Alliance government stronger. More than half a dozen new Governors are to be appointed in the coming months, where caste equations and party dynamics may act as deciding factors in the selection of Governors. Looking at the pressures of Jat politics, a Jat leader may again be made a Governor. The BJP had made Jat leader Satpal Malik a Governor, but its experience with him was bad. He had started questioning his own government. So to give a message of inclusivity to the Jat community, the post of Vice President was given to Jagdeep Dhankhar, who belongs to that community. After that, an alliance was made with RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary’s party. Even after all this, BJP was disappointed in the Jat dominated areas of Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in the L