Union ministers have begun to feel jittery at the likelihood of an imminent Cabinet reshuffle in mid May. And of course, the excitement from members of Parliament who will figure in the new list is palpable.
The Prime Minister's Office has also prepared a detailed backgrounder about each member in the Union Council of Ministers.
The backgrounder is like a typical examination answer sheet which has eight to 10 categories, said a senior official who is coordinating the exercise with the PMO.
The fact that there promises to be a Cabinet reshuffle is apparent from the flurry of activities between Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah, who has been seen carrying thick files to the PM's residence at 7
Race Course Road.
Which names will be dropped and which included in the Council of Ministers are known to two people -- Amit Shah and of course, the PM. Nobody else has been kept in the loop.
The one tiny bit of information that has trickled out that is that Shah has made a tabular column which indicates that ministers are being graded for performance and also whether they have what it requires to win the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. This is on the lines of a KRA (Key Result Area).
As New Delhi gears up for a searing summer, political circles are experiencing the heat of expansion in government as well as organisational changes in the BJP.
Both reshuffles are likely between May 10 and May 30. Modi completes two years in office on May 26.
