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After a drubbing in Bihar in November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to overhaul his cabinet to weed out underperformers and improve his government's image. Problem is, several sources said, he can't find the right replacements.

As New Delhi buzzes with speculation about changes in several ministries, senior members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a close aide to Modi said some changes could come early next year but the talent pool was too shallow to engineer a major revamp.

Pressure is mounting on Modi to revive his party's fortunes. Nearly two years after he swept to power on a promise of jobs and growth, the shine is coming off - reforms to revive investment have withered and the economy is stuttering. Rural distress has grown after two successive droughts.

"The challenge is to identify the right candidates who can deliver fast-paced reforms and policies in their work sphere," the Prime Minister's aide said.

Articulate and suave, finance minister Arun Jaitley has been considered for the defence portfolio, another high-profile role that is crucial to Modi's geopolitical ambitions and plans to boost Indian industry. But there was no one to take Jaitley's place in finance, the sources said.
A spokesman for Modi declined to comment.
An official in Jaitley's office said they didn't have any knowledge of a possible reshuffle.
Modi tends to keep such decisions close to his chest, and the sources said the final decision lay with the prime minister. They added that he has yet to make up his mind on the changes, and that nothing has been confirmed.
Another close aide to the Prime Minister dismissed talk of a reshuffle as speculation, saying it had no basis.

DEARTH OF TALENT

The problem with the government's search for talent is that Modi's administration is loath to tap people who are associated with other ideologies, such as liberals or the left.

At the same time, the right-wing intelligentsia has not developed after decades of rule by the centrist Congress party, under which liberal institutions flourished.

"Compared to the Congress, we have a smaller talent pool and less exposure, but it's only a matter of time that we expand our base," BJP vice-president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe said.

He said Modi has "embarked on the process of fine-tuning the government machinery and also send a concrete signal that inefficiency will be checked."

BJP's defeat in Bihar state polls earlier this year led to calls from within the party and the Hindu group that is its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), to remove ministers and party officials who failed to deliver.
Although a general election is not due until 2019, the government's fortunes will depend on upcoming provincial polls, including an election in bellwether Uttar Pradesh state in 2017.

Top RSS and BJP leaders are expected to meet in New Delhi in the second week of January, where these issues are likely to be discussed.
A revamp is also expected to send the message that Modi will not tolerate remarks by ministers that fan intolerance against minorities.

Junior ministers Giriraj Singh and Niranjan Jyoti could be removed after they made public remarks construed as anti-minority, the sources said. Singh's and Jyoti's offices said they have no information about Modi's reshuffle plans.

Some ministers are also looking for a change. Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj has asked to be moved to a portfolio with a more domestic focus, the sources said.

Swaraj's office said they will not comment about her plans.
Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari was offered additional charge of the agriculture ministry, but he declined saying he already had too big a job, the sources said.

A source in Gadkari's office declined to comment, calling it a "hypothetical question."

Modi is looking to the RSS and may go further afield in southern and northeastern states to find new, lesser-known faces to bring to his government, his aide said. That would also give his cabinet a more pan-India feel, the aide said.

Modi can't find people for his Cabinet revamp plan - Times of India

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So looks like Jaitely will be moved out of finance and someone will be replaced . As the article states modi took the Bihar defeat seriously and moving jaitely out of finance is a good thing but a good PR manager for the government is the need of the hour not sure what modi is doing for that ?

We have seen how Congress has run the show with plenty of 'talents', so let's not talk about talent here, more often than not people with dedication to work, confidence and sound decision making ability triumph over talents. BJP certainly has credible people to take up the important roles, they are in power in many important states not for nothing. I am only curious to know if Modi would take any of the old guns now, that will silence the opposition within the party and add some more experience to the cabinet.
 
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Waha re upar wale teri maya...
Jiski duniya Leti h vo bhi kisi ki le rha h.. :lol:
 
We have seen how Congress has run the show with plenty of 'talents', so let's not talk about talent here, more often than not people with dedication to work, confidence and sound decision making ability triumph over talents. BJP certainly has credible people to take up the important roles, they are in power in many important states not for nothing. I am only curious to know if Modi would take any of the old guns now, that will silence the opposition within the party and add some more experience to the cabinet.

Congress of course had talent but non of that talent had a free hand ever thing needs the Italian lady's approval. But in modi's cabinet see what talented people like Suresh Prabhu,Piyush goyal, Nitin Gadkari, Manohar Parrikar, sushma and Smriti is doing Just imaging these guys under UPA they will all be sitting ducks . So the need of the hour is a Good PR manager for the government and an innovative ,out of box thinking person in finance . Comeon buddy i cant imagine Advani , MM joshi kinds in the cabinet post even though i agree with you on including arun shourie
 
We have seen how Congress has run the show with plenty of 'talents', so let's not talk about talent here, more often than not people with dedication to work, confidence and sound decision making ability triumph over talents. BJP certainly has credible people to take up the important roles, they are in power in many important states not for nothing. I am only curious to know if Modi would take any of the old guns now, that will silence the opposition within the party and add some more experience to the cabinet.

Modi is loosing sheen with every passing minute he has *he who must not be named* as FM.
 
Comeon buddy i cant imagine Advani , MM joshi kinds in the cabinet post even though i agree with you on including arun shourie

I certainly wasn't thinking about Advani or Joshi! :D But Arun Shourie maybe..

Modi is loosing sheen with every passing minute he has *he who must not be named* as FM.

Jaitley could have been bolder as FM..
 
Get some technocrats.. make 'em RS MPs & give them ministries which requires urgent replacements. Job done! I know easier said than done.. then again tough situations requires tough actions! You don't have excuses of coalition compulsion & all that kinda hurdles. With this kind of mandate if Modi is unable to put right people at the right place now, he is never going to do it in the future!

Agreed for the technocrat part! And it would suit Modi's style of governance too!

HRD/I&B/Commerce ministries are crying out loud for replacements by some technocrats.

Personally, I would like to see Nilekani in some capacity in the I&B. And Arun Shourie in the Finance.
 
Agreed for the technocrat part! And it would suit Modi's style of governance too!

HRD/I&B/Commerce ministries are crying out loud for replacements by some technocrats.

Personally, I would like to see Nilekani in some capacity in the I&B. And Arun Shourie in the Finance.
Precisely! This is what I like about presidential form of democracy. You don't have to be a politician, neither a elected member of any house. Pick the best one from anywhere who is suited to that particular job.

I still remember the time when Barak Obama became President for the first time he continued with Bob Gates as his defence secretary till 2011, who was actually appointed by George Bush in '06.
 
Uppala though in Kerala,But comes under Tulunadu region..Hindus are majority Tulu speakers,Kannada,Marathi etc,local Muslims are byaris of mixed Arabic-Tulu ancestry(not Malayalam Muslims),Christians are konkani speakers...Religious tension are very common in that area just like adjacent Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka...
 
some more drama...
'Centre's Conspiracy to Dent Odd-Even Trial', Alleges AAP On Babus' Protest

NEW DELHI: Some 200 officials in Delhi are on mass leave today to protest against the suspension of two colleagues, allegedly for refusing to sign off on decisions taken by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. The Centre has rejected the suspension, setting up a new clash with Arvind Kejriwal and his party.
Here are 10 developments in the story:
  1. The Centre has declared the officers' suspension "null and void" under new rules that require the Prime Minister's sanction for such action.
  2. "Why do this a day before the odd-even plan? It is a conspiracy," alleged Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. AAP has also accused the BJP-led central government of instigating the officers.
  3. The mass leave by officers hit a trial run today of the odd-even rule that will be in force in Delhi tomorrow. Nearly 40 officers did not report for the pilot.
  4. The officers are protesting against the suspension of Yashpal Garg and Subhash Chandra, both special secretaries. Sources say they had refused to sign off on pay hike decisions taken by the AAP cabinet and insisted that they must be cleared by the Lieutenant-Governor, who represents the Centre in Delhi.
  5. Officers say that only the Lieutenant Governor had the right to take action against these officials - who are of the Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Civil Service (DANICS) cadre - a stand that the Centre has backed.
  6. Around 70 Indian Administrative Service or IAS officers, who work in different departments of the national capital, have also threatened to work half-day.
  7. The mass leave could impact the preps for the odd-even scheme in Delhi, which comes into force tomorrow; most of these officers are looking after projects related to the road-rationing plan.
  8. Earlier, the AAP government had suspended five officials for alleged wrongdoings.
  9. "The Delhi government does not have the power to suspend these officers...it can only recommend their suspension and the Lt Governor can act with permission from the home ministry," said an official.
  10. Since AAP was voted to office in Delhi in February, it has been locked in a constant power struggle with the Centre.
Story First Published: December 31, 2015 10:22 IST

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