But Goyal missing the finance ministry bus was equally perplexing. It was widely believed that if the BJP chief, Amit Shah, doesn’t take finance, then Goyal would be the obvious choice. In the end, however, Shah was given home but Goyal didn’t get finance. The former finance minister recused himself from taking up a ministerial role at the last minute because of his health. Jaitley turned it down but also ensured that Goyal wouldn’t get finance.

Source: The Telegraph June 02, 2019 15:00 UTC