“He is definitely not taking the post of the finance minister simply because he is very unwell,” one of the sources, who did not want to be named, told Reuters. He has not been seen in public for at least two weeks but has been publishing blogs and messages on social media. In his latest message on social media, Jaitley congratulated Prime Minister Modi and all the workers of the BJP and its allies on the victory. Modi had given him the responsibility of three ministries when he first took office in 2014, finance, defense and information and broadcasting ministries. India’s economy is showing major signs of a slowdown after three consecutive years of 7% plus growth rates and the next finance minister is expected to seek to provide some economic stimulus without blowing the lid off the nation’s fiscal deficit.

Source: bd News24 May 24, 2019 10:18 UTC