Party leaders believe that the new team will be announced soon after, if not simultaneously, with Modi’s decision to reshuffle his council of ministers. Senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that Mirzapur MP and Apna Dal leader Anupriya Patel may be inducted in the government. This would be the second reshuffle of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after it came to power in May 2016. The reshuffle and expansion in the council of ministers is also expected to make way for organisational changes in the BJP, which in any case is due. Reshuffle is expected to make way for organisational changes as re-elected party chief Amit Shah is yet to announce his teamNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to reshuffle and expand his council of ministers on Tuesday before he leaves for the four-nation tour of Africa on 7 July.
Source: Mint July 04, 2016 03:33 UTC