With the union cabinet reshuffle around the corner, the Shiv Sena, which has one minister at the Centre, is expecting an additional cabinet berth that party leaders say has been due since a long time. A senior Shiv Sena leader said, “The party should definitely get one more cabinet seat. At the moment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet has just one Sena minister, Anant Geete, in charge of the heavy industries and public sector enterprises portfolio. The Sena leadership wanted a cabinet berth while PM Modi had reportedly offered a junior minister’s post. The Sena leaders have refused to give any public comments on the issue yet, even as some BJP ministers have resigned as part of the reshuffle.

Source: Hindustan Times September 01, 2017 09:00 UTC