As per the reports, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti is expected to join the Modi Cabinet on April 8 when PM Narendra Modi will expand his ministry by promoting at least three Ministers of State as Cabinet ministers. BJP is currently holding its annual National Executive meeting in Bangalore. Pertinently, the two parties – BJP and PDP – have already risen above their political ideology by forming much-touted “North Pole-South Pole” alliance in Jammu and Kashmir. Union Minister of Minority affair Najma Heptullah could be dropped from union council of Ministers as she would be made governor of a State. Reportedly, this cabinet reshuffling will take place a day before Prime Minister's scheduled three nation tour. Sources say that BJP's ally Shiv Sena which has been demanding more seats in Modi cabinet may get one this time. Sena's nominee Anil Desai who was left high and dry in last expansion may be made MoS. It is being said Prime Minister wants to give tough message to non-performing Ministers with this expansion. At the same time Modi wants to reward all those( Ministers) who have performed well in these days. At present, Modi government has total 26 Union ministers, and 39 MoS. In last expansion, BJP government had inducted 21 new faces.
