New Delhi: The Union Cabinet reshuffle will take place at 11 AM on Tuesday. The Cabinet rejig was much awaited and comes a few months before elections in politically crucial state Uttar Pradesh.
While some ministers may be elevated, some will face the axe. Senior Ministers Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh, Manohar Parrikar and Sushma Swaraj will retain their Cabinet posts.
With speculations rife on who will be inducted, there are 15 probable leaders -- six from Rajya Sabha and rest from Lok Sabha. Currently, the Union Cabinet has 65 ministers. Without dropping any minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi can induct them all.
Most of them are likely to be inducted as Ministers of State.
Rajya Sabha MPs
Vijay Goel: BJP MP from Rajasthan
MJ Akbar: BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh
Anil Madhav Dave: BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh
Mansukhbhai Mandavia: BJP MP from Gujarat
Purshottam Rupala: BJP MP from Gujarat
Ramdas Athawale: RPI MP from Maharashtra
Lok Sabha MPs
SS Ahluwalia: BJP MP from West Bengal
PP Chaudhary: BJP MP from Rajasthan
Mahendranath Pandey: BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh
Faggan Singh Kulaste: BJP MP Mandla Madhya Pradesh
Ramesh Jigajinagi: BJP MP from Karnataka
Dr Shubash Bhamre: BJP MP from Maharashtra
Ajay Tamta: BJP MP from Uttarakhand
Arjun Ram Meghwal: BJP MP from Rajasthan
Anupriya Patel: Apna Dal MP from Uttar Pradesh
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