The rejig of the Modi Cabinet, first of the BJP-led NDA government’s second term, comes after a detailed review of performance of ministries by PM Modi himself and Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will effect the first reshuffle in his Council of Ministers on Wednesday since he assumed the charge for a second term in May 2019. The latest exercise is tipped to be a ‘major shake-up’ of the government as the Prime Minister looks to make it more representative with an eye on political and governance challenges. The states which will go to the assembly polls early next year, including the all-important Uttar Pradesh, may figure high. West Bengal may also see its representation in the Union Council of Ministers go up, the sources said. It is believed that the BJP’s allies like JD(U) and Apna Dal can also get representation. The Union Cabinet can have 81 members. At present, there are 53 ministers. There is a scope for adding 28 new faces.
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President Ramnath Kovind has accepted the resignation of the following members of the Council of Ministers
President Ramnath Kovind has accepted the resignation of the following members of the Council of Ministers, with immediate effect.
