Union Cabinet expansion live: Meet predecessors, learn from their experience, PM Modi tells new ministers

Ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion at 6 pm, several Union Ministers, including Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, resigned from their posts on Wednesday. Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar have also submitted their resignations.

Around 43 leaders are expected to be sworn in as Union Ministers in the Union Cabinet expansion on Wednesday evening, said sources. "Forty-three leaders will take oath as Ministers in the Union Cabinet expansion, to be held later today," the sources said. Earlier the sources said that expansion will happen at 6.00 pm on Wednesday. This came after the conclusion of the high-level meeting at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence in the national capital.

A new look Modi government will be unveiled on Wednesday evening as 21 new faces find their way into the Council of Ministers. This will be the first big reshuffle of Modi2.0 and the names have been arrived at after much distillation and confabulations, looking at 2022 election scenario with five states, including Uttar Pradesh headed for polls. The reshuffle is likely to be dominated by Bihar with Janata Dal United making a comeback followed by BJP nominations from Bengal. The prominent names include Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sushil Modi, Sarbananda Sonowal, Narayan Rane and West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh who will be part of the massive reshuffle of the Union Cabinet.