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Newly appointed Union Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat said the reshuffle was being done keeping in mind the 2014 parliamentary elections. "The reshuffle will definitely have a good impact because such exercises are  conducted after a long thought process and various permutations and combinations are kept in mind. The responsibility and challenges of elections cannot be undermined, also the responsibility to carry forward the work of the Prime Minister," said Rawat.  

New Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan said the reshuffle would alter the view that the government was attracting negative publicity, and hoped this view would be nullified. "It is important for every government and every party to work towards their image building. The main focus of image building is to fulfill all those promises made to the common man, and I can vouch for our UPA Government, that it has fulfilled all the promises made to the people. All this negative publicity needs to be changed and we should go to the people," said Khan.  

Minister of State for Power (Independent Charge) Jyotiraditya Scindia said: "We have given the responsibility and now it is our job to stand up to those responsibilities and expectations through hard work. I want to thank the Prime Minister, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for giving us youngsters this opportunity, me this opportunity, and now, we need to live up to those expectations," said Scindia.  

Shashi Tharoor made a comeback as Minister of State for Human Resource Development. Tharoor, who was earlier the Minister of State for External Affairs, was seen with his wife, Sunanda Pushkar, offering prayers to the idol of Lord Shiva before leaving for Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential residence, to take his oath of office. 

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