Republican ConnectionTrust Ramdas Athawale, the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, to think outside the box. Athawale is scheduled to attend a UN function — commemorating the 126th birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar — there. Hike WorriesThe elevation of Gorakhpur MP Yogi Adityanath as Uttar Pradesh CM has caused some distress in unexpected quarters. House HuntThe Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has six ministers, including the chief minister, who are not a member of either House of the state legislature. The BJP has only three MLCs in that House elected through the MLA quota, and two of them have become ministers.

Source: Indian Express March 28, 2017 19:53 UTC