The Cabinet reshuffle will take place on Sunday at 10 am: Official sources. At least five central ministers quit on Thursday as part of a larger restructuring.


Apart from Union Minister of State from Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti, the other ministers who tendered resignations are: Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh; Minister of State for Water Resource, River development and Ganga rejuvenation Sanjeev Balyan; MoS for Medium and Small Enterprises Giriraj Singh, and Minister of state for Health Faggan Singh Kulaste.


Two nominees of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar Ram Chandra Prasad Singh and, perhaps, Purnea MP Santosh Kushwaha are likely to be sworn in along with BJP nominees.