New Delhi:
Will there be an end to the Cabinet suspense? After hectic brainstorming, the PM and Sonia Gandhi have finalised some portfolios.
The list is likely to be announced on Wednesday evening. T
he second round of swearing-in is on Thursday. It's been a delicate balancing act for the Congress, trying to give a berth to all states, which gave them a huge mandate.
Also, it's a problem of plenty for the Congress with a jump in the number of MPs. The party has taken 10 days after a decisive win to finalise names.
It has been a tightrope walk for the Congress top brass as:
- They have roughly 300 MPs of the two Houses to choose from.
- Background checks are being conducted on all the probables because the PM wants to ensure an untainted Cabinet.
- They are sticking to the one person, one post formula.
- Adequate representations has to be given to regions and castes, specially to states where elections will be held within a couple of years like Maharashtra and Haryana.