Lucknow, Aug. 19 -- The much awaited cabinet reshuffle of the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has been postponed.
The reshuffle which was to take place on Monday was deferred late on Sunday as reports came in of the deteriorating health of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley in Delhi.
Preparations for the swearing in ceremony had begun and legislators, who were to be sworn in, were asked to reach the state capital.
Distribution of invitation cards was suddenly stopped late on Sunday and officials confirmed the postponement of the swearing in ceremony.
This was to be the first cabinet reshuffle of the Yogi government since its formation in March 2017.
The Yogi government has a total of 43 ministers, including the Chief Minist...