BIG – Cabinet to meet at 11 am today; expansion likely at 6 pm – Who are the Frontrunners? Get ALL Details

The Narendra Modi Government is expected to announce expansion/changes in its Union Cabinet today. The expansion is expected to take place around 6 pm. The Cabinet will assemble at 11 am today to decide on the final list. Get full picture here:  

Cabinet expansion to occur at 6 pm today – EXPECT THIS

1. OBC likely to have maximum representation in the Union Cabinet. Over 25 ministers from OBC category likely to be part of new cabinet.
2. Sub Castes – Govt to ensure sub cates also get adequate representation in cabinet. SC and ST may have 10 ministers each. Representations from all states likely.
3. The council of ministers to be youngest in this cabinet.
4. The average age of ministers to be lower; women likely to have significant representation.
5. USP will be that experience will also given weightage; Former CMs, ministers to find a place in the cabinet; the new cabinet is expected to have a fine balance of youth and experience.

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List of candidates who are likely to find a birth in Cabinet reshuffle: As per Sources:

• Jyotiraditya Scindia from Madhya Pradesh
• Sarvanand Sonowal from Assam
• Sushil Modi from Bihar
• Pashupati Nath Paras of LJP
• RCP SINGH/ Lalan Singh from JDU
• Anupriya Patel from Aapna Dal
• RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI
• AJAY BHAT
• Narayan Rane from Maharashtra
• Heena Gavit from Maharashtra
• Varun Gandhi from UP
• Pratap Simha from Karnataka
• Bijendra Singh from Haryana
• Pravesh Verma
• Zafar Islam
• Ashwini Vaishnav from Odisha

Two BJP MPs from Bengal - Nishith Pramanik and Shantanu Thakur camping in Delhi. Both might make it to the new cabinet as per some sources.

In a historic move, a separate ‘Ministry of Co-operation’ has been created by the Modi government for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’. The move came ahead of the cabinet rejig. This ministry will provide a separate administrative, legal, and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country.

It will help deepen co-operatives as a true people-based movement reaching up to the grassroots.

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

The Ministry will work to streamline processes for ‘Ease of doing business’ for co-operatives and enable the development of Multi-State Co-operatives (MSCS).