The muhurtham for the expansion of the Andhra Pradesh cabinet has been fixed on July 22.
The government announced that the cabinet would be expanded in the afternoon on that day.
According to highly placed sources, one to two MLAs of the ruling party are likely to be sworn in as ministers.
It is being said that leaders of the communities of Mopidevi Venkataramana and Pilli Subash Chandra Bose, who have resigned from their cabinet posts, will be sworn in as ministers.
Ramachandrapuram MLA Ch Venugopala Krishna and Palasa MLA S Appala Raju are tipped to get places in the cabinet.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has decided to nominate two party leaders as MLCs under the Governor's quota.
Minority leader of the party from Rayachoti Zakia Khanum and SC leader Mosen Raju will be nominated as MLCs.
The government has urged the Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan to nominate the two leaders under the Governor's quota.