Cabinet expansion: Ministerial probables meet PM Modi; several Union ministers resign

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Ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion on Wednesday evening, ministerial probables met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence. Those meeting Modi included BJP’s Narayan Rane, Sarbananda Sonowal, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ajay Bhatt, Bhupender Yadav, Shobha Karandlaje, Sunita Duggal, Meenakshi Lekhi, Bharati Pawar, Shantanu Thakur, and Kapil Patil, JD(U)’s R C P Singh, LJP’s Pashupati Paras, and Apna Dal’s Anupriya Patel. Some ministers of state, including G Kishan Reddy, Parshottam Rupala, and Anurag Thakur, were also there, and they may be elevated, sources said. BJP president J P Nadda is also there. The expansion exercise is scheduled to be held at 6 pm at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Amid the buzz that Modi may also drop some ministers. Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and Union minister Santosh Gangwar have quit. Minister of State for Women and Child Development Debasree Chaudhuri has resigned from Union Cabinet.

Ministers resign

Amid the buzz that Modi may also drop some ministers, Union minister Santosh Gangwar and Minister of State for Women and Child Development Debasree Chaudhuri have quit.

Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre resigns from Union Cabinet.

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ resigned from his post citing health reasons

Sadananda Gowda resigns as Union minister.

This will be the first reshuffle in his Council of Ministers by Modi since he assumed charge for a second term in May 2019. The prime minister is expected to bring in young faces and give representation to various social groups and regions in the reshuffle.