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PM Modi Cabinet reshuffle LIVE Updates: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal dropped from Cabinet, say sources

Sources said that Education Minister Pokhriyal has expressed his unwillingness to remain a Cabinet minister due to post-Covid impact on his health.

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Hours before the expansion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has been dropped from the Cabinet on health grounds. Sources said that Pokhriyal has expressed his unwillingness to remain a Cabinet minister due to post-Covid impact on his health.

It is learnt that Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar has also resigned from Union Cabinet.

 

PM Modi is all set for a cabinet reshuffle at 6 pm on Wednesday, the first since assuming charges for a second term. The new cabinet, to be announced today will have a special focus on the representation of the underprivileged and tribal communities, as per media reports.

It is been reported that as many as 81 members will now be a part of the new cabinet. PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP Chief JP Nadda have held several meetings over the past few weeks in this regard.

It is expected that the Cabinet reshuffle would take place with a focus on upcoming elections in five states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur next year.

Here's the list of probable ministers in the new cabinet of PM Narendra Modi:

Jyotiraditya Scindia (Madhya Pradesh), Sarvanand Sonowal (Assam), Sushil Modi (Bihar), Pashupati Nath Paras (LJP), RCP SINGH/ Lalan Singh (JDU), Anupriya Patel (Apna Dal), Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Ajay Bhat, Narayan Rane (Maharashtra) Heena Gavit (Maharashtra), Varun Gandhi (Uttar Pradesh), Pratap Simha (Karnataka), Bijendra Singh (Haryana), Pravesh Verma, Zafar Islam, Ashwini Vaishnav (Odisha)

 

 

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