Three more ministers resigned from the Indian cabinet ahead of a reshuffle expected on Sunday, Times of India reported on Saturday. SM Krishna and Ambika Soni had earlier resigned from the cabinet.
New ministers will take oath on Sunday morning at around 11:30am, a Rashtrapati Bhavan official said.
Subodh Kant Sahai resigned as Tourism minister and Mukul Wasnik as Social Justice and Empowerment minister, while sources said Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Mahadev Khandela had also stepped down.
Krishna, whose political career stretches back nearly half a century, had said he wanted to make way for a younger generation, while a senior member of the main ruling Congress party said Krishna would be playing a leading role in an upcoming election campaign in his traditional fiefdom of Karnataka.
The reshuffle comes after the Trinamool Congress - which had six ministers - quit the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the government last month.
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And why ET is so worried, I have no idea.
Who cares?
@Mohammad Ali Siddiqui: "he issues will keep on pending " ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Surely you are referring to the non prosecution of Pakistanis involved in Mumbai 26/111.
@Assad @sultan ... Hey cool down no Pakistani is concerned about it who said you that ? There are only 2 comments on this post yet. It's only Indians who are always concerned about politics in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
dont u have any other information....uR ET is filled with indian news and then u say why we stray around here...............
@sultan: Its a piece of information...Relax..
routine re-shuffle.....why is Pak getting excited?
what makes pakistan so concerned about it.........???
It will make no difference on Pakistan, the issues will keep on pending and the present Indian government will complete its tenure and new elections will be announced.