Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling DMK President MK Stalin said on Saturday that there would be a change in his council of ministers, once again lending credence to reports of the impending elevation of his son and sports and youth welfare minister, Udhyanidhi Stalin, as his deputy in the government.
He was responding to a query from the media at Chennai airport before leaving for the US on a 17-day investment scouting visit. Asked whether there would be a ministerial rejig on his return, the Chief Minister was candid enough to hint that it was very much a possibility.
The meeting is scheduled to take place at the newly renovated Pragati Maidan' convention centre, sources aware of developments said.
In a major Cabinet reshuffle, Arjun Ram Meghwal has replaced Kiren Rijiju as the Union and Justice Minister, a communique from President's Secretariat said on Thursday.
The Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukha, five-time MLA from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s home district of Ganjam, cited personal reasons for resigning from the post.
Sources added that around 43 persons may take the oath and the team will be a mix of youth, and those with administrative experience, including former chief ministers.
Sarbananda Sonowal is a 2-time Lok Sabha MP from Assam. Having been a 2-time MLA, he served as Assam’s Chief Minister from 2016-21.
Several heavyweight ministers are resigning before the massive reshuffle of the Modi government this evening.
Meanwhile, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot has been appointed as Governor of Karnataka.
Twenty-four new faces are set to be inducted into the Modi government, the first big reshuffle of Modi 2.0.
