Lucknow, May 11 -- Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday said she would not comment on the Uttar Pradesh cabinet expansion as it was an internal matter of the ruling party, but stressed that any such exercise must translate into real benefits for the poor, farmers, labourers, youth and women.

However, she added that the reshuffle should not be seen as mere political manoeuvering or become an added burden on state resources.

"Generally speaking, the expansion, contraction, or restructuring of the cabinet is more a matter of internal political deliberation within the ruling party, and therefore, it would not be appropriate to offer any critique or commentary on the recent expansion of t...