AP Cabinet reshuffle after Dasara, Kodela may get Health

Hyderabad, Sep 27: TDP supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is planning to rejig his Cabinet after Dasara and Speaker Kodela Siva Prasada Rao is likely to be the new Health Minister, according to sources. Sources said that three Ministers will be shown the door and many will get new portfolios. At present Ministers Palle Raghunatha Reddy, Ganta Srinivasa Rao and Prathipati Pulla Rao are handling more than one portfolio. Kodela Siva Prasada Rao, one of the senior most leader in the party, is expected to take over Health Minister. It may be noted that Kodela is a doctor by profession. Deputy Chief Minister KE Krishnamurthy may be divested of Revenue portfolio. Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu, Payyavula Keshav and Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy are in race for Cabinet berths.