"Focus On Governance, Finish Work On Time": PM Modi To Incoming Ministers
NDTV
This meeting, a customary practice by PM Modi since 2014 before cabinet formation, sets the tone for the responsibilities and expectations from new ministers.
Meeting BJP leaders over tea ahead of the oath ceremony later today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had one clear directive for incoming ministers - focus on government and ensure projects are finished on time.
This meeting, a customary practice by PM Modi since 2014 before cabinet formation, sets the tone for the responsibilities and expectations from new ministers as they prepare to take their oaths.
Several new faces are expected to join the Union Council of Ministers, including Manohar Lal Khattar, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, and Ravneet Singh Bittu. Senior leaders like Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Mansukh Mandaviya are also likely to retain their positions. Shiv Sena's Prataprao Jadhav, BJP's C R Paatil, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Rao Inderjit Singh, Nityanand Rai, Bhagirath Choudhary, and Harsh Malhotra might be inducted as well.