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TopicCabinet reshuffle

Topic: Cabinet reshuffle

Saurashtra in focus, more women & tribals in new Gujarat cabinet ahead of local body polls

In biggest cabinet expansion since 2021, BJP says they have balanced every region, caste and community in Gujarat. Attempt to counter narrative that AAP gaining ground in Saurashtra. 

As 2 ministers resign, Stalin applies poll arithmetic in Tamil Nadu cabinet reshuffle ahead of 2026

DMK is aiming to consolidate and retain support from communities dominant in the state's southern region, once a stronghold for rival AIADMK.

A transfer every 4 days, MP CM Mohan Yadav has shuffled 80% of IAS officers in less than a year

Data from general administration dept shows 261 officers have been transferred so far, with CMO being rejigged twice. Officials say this has led to 'confusion, delays in policy making'.

Tamil Nadu likely to see major cabinet reshuffle soon, Udhayanidhi set to get additional portfolios

Present state Cabinet has 34 ministers including CM MK Stalin. Reshuffle was expected soon after LS elections, it is learnt, but was delayed due to hooch tragedy & Vikravandi by-polls

Demand for cabinet posts behind Puducherry BJP revolt. ‘Took advantage of poll loss to rake it up.’

Multiple BJP functionaries confirm that delegation in Delhi sought removal of Home Minister A Namassivayam & Rural Development Minister AK Sai J Saravanan Kumar.

More meetings between BJP top brass & Union ministers fuel rumblings about cabinet reshuffle

In the last two days, Nadda met Prahlad Patel, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Mansukh Mandaviya, Nirmala Sitharaman, Arjun Ram Meghwal, while Santhosh met Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. 

How West Bengal cabinet reshuffle is Mamata’s attempt at image makeover for her govt

Mamata inducted 8 ministers — 5 cabinet ministers, 1 minister of state with independent charge, and 2 MoSes — and dropped 4 in a ministerial reshuffle Wednesday.

Caste arithmetic, ‘placating’ Dushyant Chautala: Factors driving Haryana cabinet expansion today

This is Haryana govt's first cabinet expansion since it was sworn in two years ago. BJP says it was 'long overdue' but could not take place earlier due to the farmers’ protests.

Rajasthan cabinet reshuffle explained — what it means for Congress’ turf war & Sachin Pilot

Five Pilot loyalists are in cabinet, but he holds no formal post in party or government. Party sources say he turned down post of AICC general secretary in-charge for a state.

Women in India don’t have healthier lives than men though they live longer, finds new report

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

No amount of welfarism and futurist illusion can remove poverty of Indian people: BS Sanyal

The methods of the welfarist reduce the productivity of human effort and thus affect the welfare of the invalids as well as of the able-bodied. This is a greater injustice, BS Sanyal wrote in 1957.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.