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    512 : India’s Cabinet Reshuffle: Modi Looks Ahead to the 2019 Elections

    Ronojoy Sen

    12 September 2017

    India’s latest Cabinet reshuffle had two significant features. The first was the elevation of four younger ministers, including Nirmala Sitharaman, to Cabinet rank. The second was the induction of four former bureaucrats into the Union ministry. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be hoping that these changes might improve governance and help him reap dividends in the 2019 national elections.