New Delhi: Sources said that Hazaribagh MP Jayant Sinha, son of former finance minister Yashwant Sinha, may be inducted as MoS commerce.
Mr Javadekar is likely to be taken off the environment and forests portfolio, while retaining I&B, but looks likely to be promoted to Cabinet rank.
There is some talk that Mr Modi is not too happy with the performance of railway minister D. Sadanand Gowda, and that he may be shifted to a less important ministry.
It is also speculated that highways and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari may be asked to head a super ministry for surface transport, comprising highways, shipping and the railways. This fits into Mr Modi’s maxim of “maximum governance, minimum government”.
It is also learnt that Ravi Shankar Prasad may retain law and justice, but give up charge of communications.
There are indications of 10 new faces joining the Modi government.
Among the names doing the rounds for induction are Anurag Thakur, Jat leader Birender Singh, Bhumiar leader from Bihar Giriraj Singh or Bhola Singh, Col. Sonaram Chaudhary and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, both from Rajasthan.
