<p>Ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion on Wednesday evening, ministerial probables met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence.</p>.<p>Those meeting Modi included BJP's Narayan Rane, Sarbananda Sonowal, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ajay Bhatt, Bhupender Yadav, Shobha Karandlaje, Sunita Duggal, Meenakshi Lekhi, Bharati Pawar, Shantanu Thakur and Kapil Patil, JD(U)'s R C P Singh, LJP's Pashupati Paras and Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel.</p>.<p>Some ministers of state, including G Kishan Reddy, Parshottam Rupala and Anurag Thakur, were also there, and they may be elevated, sources said.</p>.<p>Sources added that around 43 persons, including those getting a promotion, may take an oath, and they will be a mix of youth and those with administrative experience, including former chief ministers.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/modi-20-cabinet-to-go-for-a-major-rejig-on-july-7-performance-alliance-on-radar-1005634.html" target="_blank">Modi 2.0 Cabinet to go for a major rejig on July 7; performance, alliance on radar</a></strong></p>.<p>Union ministers R K Singh, Mansukh Mandaviya and Hardeep Singh Puri may also be promoted, they said.</p>.<p>BJP president J P Nadda was present during the meetings.</p>.<p>The expansion exercise is scheduled to be held at 6 pm at Rashtrapati Bhawan.</p>.<p>Amid the buzz that Modi may also drop some ministers, Union minister Santosh Gangwar and Minister of State for Women and Child Development Debasree Chaudhuri have quit.</p>.<p>This will be the first reshuffle in his Council of Ministers by Modi since he assumed charge for a second term in May 2019.</p>.<p>The prime minister is expected to bring in young faces and give representation to various social groups and regions in the reshuffle. </p>
<p>Ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion on Wednesday evening, ministerial probables met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence.</p>.<p>Those meeting Modi included BJP's Narayan Rane, Sarbananda Sonowal, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ajay Bhatt, Bhupender Yadav, Shobha Karandlaje, Sunita Duggal, Meenakshi Lekhi, Bharati Pawar, Shantanu Thakur and Kapil Patil, JD(U)'s R C P Singh, LJP's Pashupati Paras and Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel.</p>.<p>Some ministers of state, including G Kishan Reddy, Parshottam Rupala and Anurag Thakur, were also there, and they may be elevated, sources said.</p>.<p>Sources added that around 43 persons, including those getting a promotion, may take an oath, and they will be a mix of youth and those with administrative experience, including former chief ministers.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/modi-20-cabinet-to-go-for-a-major-rejig-on-july-7-performance-alliance-on-radar-1005634.html" target="_blank">Modi 2.0 Cabinet to go for a major rejig on July 7; performance, alliance on radar</a></strong></p>.<p>Union ministers R K Singh, Mansukh Mandaviya and Hardeep Singh Puri may also be promoted, they said.</p>.<p>BJP president J P Nadda was present during the meetings.</p>.<p>The expansion exercise is scheduled to be held at 6 pm at Rashtrapati Bhawan.</p>.<p>Amid the buzz that Modi may also drop some ministers, Union minister Santosh Gangwar and Minister of State for Women and Child Development Debasree Chaudhuri have quit.</p>.<p>This will be the first reshuffle in his Council of Ministers by Modi since he assumed charge for a second term in May 2019.</p>.<p>The prime minister is expected to bring in young faces and give representation to various social groups and regions in the reshuffle. </p>