So, why the Cabinet reshuffle?

October 28, 2012 10:50

If you've just joined us, a reshuffle of the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will take place at the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 11.30 am. After the reshuffle, Dr Singh leaves for Himachal Pradesh to address a poll rally.

Why reshuffle? The reshuffle has been necessitated with six ministers of the Trinamool Congress quitting the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the government last month. Ministers belonging to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party (DMK) of Tamil Nadu had also left the cabinet, though the party continues to offer outside support to the UPA alliance.

With President Pranab Mukherjee accepting the resignations of seven Cabinet Ministers late on Saturday evening, the reshuffle is expected to see the induction of at least twelve ministers, most of them being younger in age.

There will be a conscious effort to ensure that cabinet has a younger profile.

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