Modi and Shah hold 5-hr-long meeting ahead of swearing-in

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday (May 28) held a five-hour meeting ahead of Modi’s swearing-in on May 30, ANI reported.

The two leaders are believed to have discussed the formation of the next NDA government and the new council of ministers who will also be sworn in on Thursday.

Around 60-66 new ministers could be sworn in on May 30 including new faces from states such as Odisha, Telangana and West Bengal, the ANI report stated.

The report also stated that key members from the previous NDA cabinet such as Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Piyush Goyal and Narendra Singh Tomar are expected to be retained in the new government. Ministers who haven’t performed well in the elections may be dropped this this around.

While the AIADMK, an ally of the NDA is also expected to get a ministerial berth in the new government, the Shiv Sena and JD(U) may get two seats each.

(With inputs from agencies)