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PM Modi to induct 19 new ministers in his govt?
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS): In a major reshuffle at the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to induct 19 new ministers in his government on Tuesday, reports said.
Frank Noronha, Principal Spokesperson, Government of India and Director General of Press Information Bureau tweeted: "Cabinet expansion tomorrow at 11 a.m."
According to NDTV, the big names on the list include Vijay Goel, former union minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Faggan Kulaste, former Union minister for tribal affairs, former Congress Union minister and BJP lawmaker from Darjeeling SS Ahluwalia and PP Choudhary, who is heading the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Offices of Profit.
Some sources indicated that the Rashtrapati Bhawan has also been informed of an oath-taking ceremony on Tuesday.
Many political experts believe the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2017 is one of the main reasons behind the likely reshuffle and candidates from UP may figure prominently in the new list of ministers.
Besides, the post of the sports minister had also fallen vacant after the former Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal resigned from the Cabinet to take charge as the chief minister of Assam.
On Friday, Prime Minister Modi held a meeting with his council of ministers. Each minister gave a presentation about the goals and work done by their departments.
According to media reports, Prime Minister Modi is expected to drop some ministers and introduce a few new faces. Shiv Sena is likely to get a berth in the rejigged cabinet.
However, the four top posts, home, finance, external affairs and defence, will not be part of the reshuffle, reported the media.
According to media reports, if the prime minister decides to apply the age rule, then minority affairs minister Najma Heptulla, 76, and small and medium enterprises minister Kalraj Mishra, 75, may be dropped.
Junior minister for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi may replace Najma Heptualla.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has also met BJP chief to lobby for induction of ministers from his state, reported NDTV.
The last cabinet expansion took place in November 2014.
According to media reports, a high-level meet is scheduled to take place at the BJP headquarter in New Delhi on Monday ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for his four-nation Africa tour on July 7.
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