Up Cabinet Rejig

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to rejig his cabinet as the ruling BJP preps for important state polls and the 2024 national election just nine months away.

With the latest expansion of the Union Council of Ministers, the total number of crorepatis there has risen to 72, while the number of those with declared criminal cases is up at 24, a study said today.

In a major jolt for the Shiromani Akali Dal, senior party leader Balwant Singh Ramoowalia who is a long-term aide of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, quit the party today and joined Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's government as a minister.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to rejig his cabinet as the ruling BJP preps for important state polls and the 2024 national election just nine months away.

With the latest expansion of the Union Council of Ministers, the total number of crorepatis there has risen to 72, while the number of those with declared criminal cases is up at 24, a study said today.

In a major jolt for the Shiromani Akali Dal, senior party leader Balwant Singh Ramoowalia who is a long-term aide of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, quit the party today and joined Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's government as a minister.