Laying out the strategy for this year’s parliamentary elections and next year’s Lok Sabha, the BJP is busy preparing for its national executive meeting. On the other hand, speculations about a reshuffle of the Union’s Council of Ministers are also being fueled this month. This change is likely due to the performance of ministers and the political needs of the ruling party.
Can be modified before the budget session
Recall that during his second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi only reformed the Council of Ministers once in July 2021, while during his first term he reformed and expanded the Council of Ministers three times. While no official statement has been made, sources say the reshuffle could happen any day before the start of the parliament’s budget session on January 31. The BJP executive meeting is scheduled to be held in Delhi on January 16-17.
Last Cabinet Change Before Lok Sabha Election!
It is believed that the impact of the party’s huge victory in the Gujarat Parliament elections and the lessons learned from the defeat in the Himachal Pradesh and the City of Delhi Parliament elections can be seen in the reshuffle. this. With that, there could be a reshuffle in this Council of Ministers depending on the political needs in the constituency states like Karnataka, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. This reshuffle will likely be Prime Minister Modi’s last term as the Lok Sabha election is only 15 months away. In such a situation, emerging political balances in major states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Telangana could also play an important role in the reshuffle.
Discussing change of party organization
Likewise, it is said that changes can also be made in the organization of the party. Changes in Modi’s Council of Ministers are always surprising, as sometimes ministers are fired and people not even thought of from afar are appointed ministers. Modi’s cabinet reshuffle is also at the center of attention given the shifting portfolio of current ministers. Last time, Prakash Javadekar and Ravi Shankar Prasad were removed from the cabinet, while former IAS officer Ashwini Vaishnav was brought in and given large portfolios such as railways and information technology. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi had to lose his post of minister after the latest reshuffle. These positions were also vacant due to the resignation of allied leaders Janata Dal (United) and Shiv Sena who were quota ministers. Both sides are currently in opposition.
The leaders of the Eknath Shinde faction can get a position.
The reshuffle is expected to give representation to the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who has the support of many Shiv Sena MPs. There is also much speculation that the BJP may reward Chirag Paswan, who is seen as a political successor to his father and former Bihar Dalit leader, Ram Vilas Paswan. Currently, his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras is the Union Minister, having formed a split faction with the support of five of the original party’s six MPs.
