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Cabinet reshuffle

Four ministers with cabinet rank and four ministers of state are likely to be inducted in the Union Council of Ministers.
Jun 17, 2013 18:53 (IST)
Would be happy to see Rahul Gandhi step into my shoes: PM Manmohan Singh
The Prime Minister said after a cabinet reshuffle today that he expects his coalition government to be re-elected for a third consecutive term. "We will have a third go as the UPA and the people will again repose their faith in us," Dr Manmohan Singh said.
Jun 17, 2013 18:38 (IST)
PM: I'll be very happy for Rahul Gandhi to step in to my shoes.Rahul Gandhi should lead UPA. He can take over.  Rahul  Gandhi is a natural leader of the Congress. 
Jun 17, 2013 18:21 (IST)
We will have a third go as UPA and the people will again repose their faith in us, says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Jun 17, 2013 18:12 (IST)
Mallikarjun Kharge has been given the charge of the Railways Ministry. 
Jun 17, 2013 17:58 (IST)
At 67, Girija Vyas is  the youngest amongst the Cabinet ministers sworn-in today.
In additions to Ms Vyas, with an eye on Rajasthan polls, Congress has inducted Sisram Ola , a prominent Jat leader from the state.
Jun 17, 2013 17:49 (IST)
New Ministers of State
Manikrao Gavit gets Social Justice and Empowerment
Santosh Chowdhury Health & Family
Welfare.
J D Seelam becomes MoS Finance
E N S Nachiappan MoS Commerce and Industry

Jun 17, 2013 17:47 (IST)
New Ministers in the Manmohan Singh Cabinet

Oscar Fernandes gets Road and Highways Ministry
Girija Vyas gets Housing, Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.
 K S Rao gets Textiles Ministry. 
Sis Ram Ola gets Labour and Employment portfolio.
Jun 17, 2013 17:42 (IST)
Girija Vyas sworn in as Cabinet Minister
 
Jun 17, 2013 17:42 (IST)
Oscar Fernandes, from Karnataka, sworn in as Cabinet Minister
 
Jun 17, 2013 17:38 (IST)
Sis Ram Ola sworn in as Cabinet Minister



Jun 17, 2013 17:35 (IST)
Watch Live: Swearing-in ceremony

Jun 17, 2013 16:27 (IST)
Congress media-in-charge Ajay Maken addresses the press:

  • Before it was the media department, now communication department
  • In today's age of communication, accessibility is the most important
  • Want to tell you that I will always be accessible
  • I will request my friends too, to be accessible always
  • Rahul and Sonia Gandhi have made a yuva team ever
  • The average age of office bearers is 52 years
  • Our party will work with new uurja under Rahul and Sonia Gandhi
  • Led by Rahul Gandhi, this is a young team the Congress has given to the country
  • Cabinet reshuffle today, we have kept an eye on 2014
  • I'll be able to speak about the reshuffle in Cabinet once it takes place
  • You will see that in the near future, through you, we will take our message to the grassroot level
  • This is my first interaction with you...
  • Narendra Modi has to establish himself within his own party and alliance first; Advani's June 10 letter says it all
  • Why ask the Congress about Narendra Modi?
  • We are ready for alliances with secular, like-minded parties
  • Developments in Bihar will have a profound impact
  • We are watching developments in Bihar, I can only say the Congress will play an important role in the state in the near future 
  • Bihar developments will have a long term impact on national politics; no doubt the NDA is shrinking
  • The Congress party has all its leaders and will fight polls based on ideology and the government's good work
  • Let us not turn it into an A vs B exercise, we want to stand tall not cut others down


Jun 17, 2013 12:30 (IST)
Cabinet reshuffle to take place today; Mallikarjun Kharge likely as Railways Minister
New faces are likely to be inducted in the Manmohan Singh cabinet today. When the BJP was going through a bitter divorce with their 17-year-old ally in Bihar, the Congress party yesterday announced its new team for Mission 2014 - perhaps to signal that the party is ready for the challenge.
Jun 16, 2013 17:11 (IST)
Congress announces key organisational changes: Full list
The Congress today announced several changes in its organisational structure ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle tomorrow. C P Joshi and Ajay Maken have been named General Secretaries of the party.
Jun 16, 2013 16:40 (IST)
Congress' Janardhan Dwivedi  briefs the media about the changes in Congress organisational structure - CP Joshi and Ajay Maken named General Secretaries of the party.

"Each general secretary has been given a zone. Rahul Gandhi is going to oversee frontal organisations. There are two attached General Secretaries - Prabha Kishore and Suraj Hegde."

Ahmed Patel will contiune as Political Secretary to Sonia Gandhi, Ambika Soni will be General Secretary in-charge of her office.

Oscar Fernandes, Vilas Muttamwar, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Birender Singh dropped as general secretaries.

Moti Lal Vohra continues as treasurer, Ajay Maken given charge of media and communications. He will be assisted by Priya Dutt. 



Responsibilities to General Secretaries

Ambika Soni:  Himachal, Jammu & Kashmir and Congress President's office

BK Hariprasad: Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha

CP Joshi:  Assam, Bihar, West Bengal & Andaman-Nicobar

Janardhan Dwivedi: AICC, CWC organisational elections, sessions and co-ordination.

Gurudas Kamat: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Digvijaya Singh: Andhra Pradesh , Goa, Karnataka

Madhusudan Mistry: UP, Central Election Committee

Luizinho Faleiro: Arunachal, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim. Tripura, Manipur

Shakeel Ahmed: Delhi, Harayana, Punjab, Chandigarh

Mukul Wasnik: Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Lakshwadeep

Mohan Prakash: Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra



Jun 16, 2013 14:21 (IST)

Jun 16, 2013 14:20 (IST)

Jun 16, 2013 14:04 (IST)
The much talked about reshuffle of the Union Cabinet will take place tomorrow, ahead of which CP Joshi and Ajay Maken stepped down as Cabinet ministers.

Both Mr Joshi and Mr Maken had handed over their resignations last night.

Their resignations were today accepted by President Pranab Mukherjee with immediate effect, a
Rashtrapati Bhawan communique said.

The reshuffle will take place tomorrow evening, a Rashtrapati Bhawan spokesperson said.

Jun 16, 2013 13:58 (IST)
Congress briefing on organisational reshuffle at 4 pm today. Watch this space for Live updates.
Jun 16, 2013 13:57 (IST)
Cabinet reshuffle tomorrow; Ajay Maken, CP Joshi quit
President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted the resignations of Ajay Maken and CP Joshi ahead of tomorrow's cabinet reshuffle. Sources in the Congress say that in addition to changes in the cabinet, the party is also prepping for organisational changes.

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