Overview
- Party insiders expect BJP president Nitin Nabin to name a new national team within the next 10 days, with changes in the Union cabinet likely to follow.
- A planned Council of Ministers meeting has heightened expectations of a reshuffle, though a government functionary described the session as routine.
- Sources say the revamp could shift some senior ministers into party roles and bring in younger leaders, women and professionals.
- The third-term cabinet has seen no major expansion or reshuffle since June 2024, and the mid-term reset in 2021 offers the closest recent template.
- The BJP, which governs with support from JD(U) and TDP, has not begun talks with allies on extra ministerial berths, according to people familiar with the matter.