Uma Bharti and Rajiv Pratap Rudy were the union ministers who resigned on Thursday in what is seen to signal a mega cabinet reshuffle, likely on Sunday. Some more resignations are expected as ministers make way for new faces, including those from allied parties.
The others who have resigned are Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and minister of state Sanjeev Balyan.Among the new faces expected to join PM Modi’s team are at least two members of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), the BJP’s latest ally.
Sources said Tamil Nadu’s ruling party AIADMK is not joining the union cabinet in this round.
The ruling BJP may also accommodate leaders like Bhupendra Yadav, who is in-charge of Gujarat, with an eye on elections in the state later this year.
Prahlad Patel, a BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh, where elections will be held next year, could be inducted as a minister, sources said.
