Ahead of the Cabinet expansion, Union Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has resigned from the Ministry, as per sources
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Santosh Gangwar- were the first to quit the Union Cabinet, followed by Debasree Chauduri, Sanjay Dhotre, Rao Saheb Dhanve Patil.
The resignation has come hours ahead of the big cabinet reshuffle of the Modi government. The list of new ministers will be announced today evening by 6 pm.
According to news agency ANI, as many as 43 leaders will take oath as Union Ministers in the Cabinet expansion.
Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sarbananda Sonowal, Narayan Rane, Bhupendra Yadav, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi. and Meenakshi Lekhi are set to join the government, said sources, as they were among ministers who visited PM Modi’s residence today.