IN a bid to get the party high command's nod for the cabinet expansion and reshuffle, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa is planning a visit to Delhi this week sources close to him said on Sunday. Yediyurappa's Delhi visit, which is in the offing for quite some time, may take place on Wednesday, the sources added.

Yediyurappa had told reporters that the cabinet expansion and reshuffle would be taken up soon after the by-elections to Rajarajeshwari Nagar and Sira Assembly constituencies. With cabinet expansion on cards, hectic political activities and lobbying within the BJP circle have started for ministerial positions.

Recently, a few BJP MLAs met at the residence of Irrigation Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi giving rise to speculation that it pertained to those who were aspiring for ministerial berths. Among those who attended the meeting were Chitradurga MLA G H Thippa Reddy and Poornima Srinivas, who expressed their desire to find a place in the state cabinet. Besides them, eight-time MLA Umesh Katti and Honnali MLA M P Renukacharya have expressed their aspiration to secure the esteemed posts.

While Umesh Katti said in Hukkeri earlier that he would be inducted in the cabinet, Renukacharya recently called on the Chief Minister and reportedly asked him to consider his name whenever cabinet expansion took place.

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