New Delhi: The Union Cabinet reshuffle is expected to take place on 8th July, sources said. Speculations are rife among political circles about a possible reshuffle in the Union Cabinet later this week, which is the first in the second term of the Narendra Modi government. As the Cabinet reshuffle is expected to take place in a couple of days, all the BJP MPs have been summoned to the national capital at the earliest. However, there is no official information regarding the time when the Cabinet reshuffle would be held.
Meanwhile, BJP chief JP Nadda, who is on a two-day visit to Himachal, is slated to returning to New Delhi on Tuesday evening. On the other hand, calls were also made to several party leaders who are to be inducted into the Cabinet, to reach Delhi. Even Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is likely to be inducted into the Modi cabinet, has cut short his visit to Indore in Madhya Pradesh and will reach the national capital.
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Former Union Minister late Ram Vilas Paswan's brother Pashupati Paras, NDA partner Janta Dal-United (JD-U) leaders RCP Singh and Rajeev Ranjan 'Lallan' are also reaching the national capital. Apna Dal chief Anupriya Patel who was part of the Modi government in the first term is also likely to be made a minister.
According to sources, the names of 25 candidates who are expected to be accommodated into the cabinet have been cleared after a thorough background check for cabinet expansion. The buzz that was going on for quite some time intensified after a series of meetings between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President JP Nadda in the national capital. Sources stated Nadda had been frequently visiting the Prime Minister's residence for a month now.
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Recently, Uttarakhand former CM Trivendra Singh Rawat met the PM as well. Several positions in the Cabinet are vacant due to the exit of Shiv Sena and Shiromani Akali Dal and the demise of Ramvilas Paswan of Jan Lokshakti Party.
Party sources had earlier stated that leaders from several key states like Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh are also expected to be accommodated in the expansion as the BJP aims to expand in these states in the future.
(with agency inputs)
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