Cabinet reshuffle: Excel sheet, ministers and secret 'P and N' formula

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers is likely to witness a reshuffle before he travels to China's Xiamen to attend the BRICS summit from September 3 to 5. Some ministers have been asked to resign and more names are likely to be included in the list. Some of them could be assigned more important roles in the party but some will be penalised for not doing a satisfactory job.

But the million dollar question is: How do you take the final call? Well, there is a secret but a very simple formula, known as  'P and N' formula, which ultimately decides the future of the ministers. Here, 'P' stands for 'Positive and 'N' is 'Negative'.

According to a report in Zee Media, a special excel sheet has been prepared for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah. Top government sources told Zee Media that the special excel sheet contains all the name of ministers currently a part of the government. In front of every minister's name, a 'P' or 'N' denomination has been placed.

Prime Minister and BJP President will take the final call after going through the excel sheet. Shah has already been holding several high-level meetings over the past few weeks based on this performance excel sheet.

Criteria of 'P' and 'N' is based on ground level performance. This time, social media has not been included in the parameters, sources further told Zee Media.

According to emerging reports, transport minister Nitin Gadkari could get Defence portfolio. Human Resource Development minister Prakash Javadekar is also likely to get a bigger portfolio or additional charges.

On Thursday evening, Water Resource minister Uma Bharti and Skills Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy resigned, signalling the start of the cabinet rejig.