Cabinet Reshuffle LIVE Updates | Health Minister Harsh Vardhan resigns ahead of Cabinet rejig: Reports

Cabinet Reshuffle LIVE Updates | Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister DV Sadananda Gowda, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Raosaheb Patil Danve and MoS for Education Sanjay Dhotre have resigned from the Cabinet so far, according to news reports.

Cabinet Reshuffle LIVE Updates | Swearing-in of the new union ministers will take place at the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 6 pm. Invitations for the event have been sent to some people, news reports suggest.

Cabinet Reshuffle LIVE Updates | JUST IN: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has resigned from his post ahead of the expansion of the Union Cabinet scheduled this evening, News18 has reported.

Cabinet Reshuffle LIVE Updates | The new Council of Ministers will have five ministers from minorities, including three Cabinet ministers. Of these, one will be Muslim, one will be Sikh, one will be Christian and two will be Buddhist, according to sources. There will also 29 ministers from other communities. These include Brahmin, Kshatriya, Baniya, Bhumihar, Kayasth, Lingayat, Khatri, etc, sources said.

Cabinet Reshuffle LIVE Updates | The new Council of Ministers will have 12 ministers belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), including two cabinet ministers, according to sources. It will have record eight ministers belonging to Schedule Tribes (ST), including three cabinet ministers. Also, there will be 27 ministers of Other Backward Classes (OBC), including five cabinet ministers, sources said.

Cabinet Reshuffle LIVE Updates | The Union Cabinet expansion exercise is scheduled to be held at 6 pm at Rashtrapati Bhawan. This will be the first reshuffle in his Council of Ministers by Modi since he assumed charge for a second term in May 2019. The prime minister is expected to bring in young faces and give representation to various social groups and regions in the reshuffle. 

Cabinet Reshuffle LIVE Updates | JUST IN: Meeting ahead of Union Cabinet reshuffle at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, has concluded. (ANI)

Cabinet Reshuffle LIVE Updates | Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, Meenakshi Lekhi, Sarbananda Sonowal, Purshottam Rupala, Nisith Pramanik, RCP Singh, Pashupati Paras, are present at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, ahead of Union Cabinet reshuffle, reported news agency ANI.