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Modi meets Advani, Cabinet posts under discussion

| | May 18, 2014, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): Amid a hectic schedule of meetings and consultations to take a final decision on the Cabinet formation, India's Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi, under whose leadership BJP-led-NDA registered a historic win in the 16th Lok sabha elections, on Sunday met party patriarch LK Advani at the latter's residence.

He is also expected to meet former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his residence later in the day.

Modi is also likely to meet BJP chief Rajanth Singh in the national capital as well as visit the Jhandewalan office of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Earlier in the day, he met former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa.

He could also meet the BJP's ally in its national alliance Ram Vilas Paswan, reports said.

All these meetings are meant to formalise the Cabinet for Modi, media speculations said.

A CNN IBN report said Sushma Swaraj could bag the defence ministry and Arun Jaitley could be the Finance Minister. Former Army Chief General VK Singh is likely to be given a Minister of State post in the Defence Ministry.

While, the BJP chief is eyeing the Home Ministry post, Nitin Gadkari is likely to be given the Railways Ministry or the Infrastructure Ministry, the channel reported quoting sources.

The party's parliamentary board is again set to meet on May 20.

On Saturday, Rajnath Singh had announced that the date for Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony will be announced on May 20.

At a meeting of the BJP's Parliamentary Board at the party's headquarters in central Delhi, Singh said Modi will be elected as the Leader of the Parliamentary party on May 20.
 

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