Lucknow, May 10 -- Uttar Pradesh Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna on Sunday supported the Yogi government's decision to expand the cabinet, noting that the move was a long-awaited step.

Talking to the reporters, Khanna said, "We had been waiting for this day, it's finally happening. The central leadership's guidance is always there, we welcome it. It is the CM's prerogative to include more and more people in the cabinet so that the state prospers..."

Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday expanded its cabinet ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, inducting several new ministers and strengthening its administrative team at Jan Bhavan in Lucknow.

Former Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Bhupendra Sing...