Amit Shah Likely To Become Home Minister In The Modi Government

(Amit shah adds new ballast to the team, both from the party angle and governance capabilities)

Two big recusals, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj, both for the reasons of health, paved the way for major changes in portfolio in Narendra Modi’s cabinet. The irony lies in the fact that both Jaitley and Sushma were seen as potential rivals and claimants to the top job in case the BJP fell short on numbers in 2014. But Modi made sure that didn’t happen.

Team Modi 2.0 marks a clear power shift below the level of Prime Minister, with Amit Shah, who is expected to replace Jaitley in the finance ministry, now likely to position himself as No 2. Shah is clearly a claimant to the top job if and when Modi moves aside.

Shah will be likely to show that his capabilities are not restricted to the ballot box and panna pramukhs .The oath taking order, which put Rajnath Singh ahead of Shah, and Nitin Gadkari just after him indicates the broder the hierarchy after the exit of Jaitley and Swaraj. Modi and Shah represent the force that built BJP into central pole of Indian politics ; the other two Singh and Gadkari, represents the backroom power of the sangh pariwar, which steps in if and when a power vacuum arises. The big change the induction of shah has the potential to up end many power equations, both with the Modi government and outside.

(the refrence of this article is taken from Economic Times)