PM Modi meets President amid cabinet rejig buzz, 3 things in focus: Defectors, delimitation, and Punjab
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday, a day after Union minister George Kurian resigned following the expiry of his Rajya Sabha term amid buzz in Delhi that the cabinet may soon see a reshuffle. PM Modi is likely to rejig his cabinet as some ministers are no longer MPs, and the BJP/NDA has new entrants who could be considered. (PMO/File Photo) Kurian, who served as Union Minister of state for minority affairs as well as for fisheries, animal Husbandry and dairying, was not renominated by the BJP for the June 18 Rajya Sabha elections. His Rajya Sabha tenure ended on June 21. In fact, two Union ministers — Ravneet Singh Bittu and Kurian — were not renominated for the June 18 Rajya Sabha elections. Bittu has not yet formally tendered his resignation. Under the law, he can remain a minister without being an MP for six months after the expiry of his term, but he would have to be re-nominated within the six-month period to continue beyond …









