BJP MLA Vishnukumar Raju from Visakhapatnam district has not been hiding his disappointment lately.

He represents Visakhapatnam North constituency for the second time as a BJP MLA. No other BJP MLA from North Andhra has achieved this record.

It is being said that after winning for the second time, Raju expected a place in the Cabinet.

Earlier, he had openly expressed displeasure, pointing out that even with eight BJP MLAs, the party got only one Cabinet berth.

He also recalled that in 2014, when BJP had four MLAs, two of them became ministers.

This time, he is keen to get a ministerial post as he may not contest elections again. Social and political equations are also in his favour.

No Kshatriya leader has been given a Cabinet berth, and there is also no minister from Visakhapatnam U

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