While a dozen names were doing the rounds for induction, promotion or ouster, three others were likely to be promoted to the Cabinet. LIKELY NEW FACESArjun Ram Meghwal (Lok Sabha, Rajasthan)PP Chaudhary (Lok Sabha, Rajasthan)Anupriya Patel (Lok Sabha, Uttar Pradesh)Anil Desai (Rajya Sabha, Maharashtra)Ajay Tamta (Lok Sabha, Uttarakhand)Mahendra Nath Pandey (Lok Sabha, Uttar Pradesh)Krishna Raj (Lok Sabha, Uttar Pradesh)SS Ahluwalia (Lok Sabha, West Bengal)Purushottam Rupala (Rajya Sabha, Gujarat)Anil Madhav Dave (Rajya Sabha, Madhya Pradesh)Mansukh Bhai Mandiviya (Rajya Sabha, Gujarat)OUTRam Shankar Katheria: MoS of Human Resource DevelopmentNihal Chand: MoS for Panchayati RajAlso read:PM Modi to reshuffle Cabinet tomorrow ahead of crucial UP election Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to reshuffle his council of ministers tomorrow and induct new faces in what will be the first such major exercise since he took over the reins in May 2014. PROMOTION(Ministers with independent charge)Piyush Goyal: Currently Power, Coal, and New and Renewable Energy MinisterDharmendra Pradhan: Currently Petroleum and Natural Gas MinisterMukhtar Abbas Naqvi: Currently Minority Affairs MinisterNo word yet on the elevation of another probable, Nirmala Sitharaman, who holds independent charge of Industries and Commerce portfolios.

Source: India Today July 04, 2016 07:41 UTC