By TCN Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Former Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament), Mr. K Rahman Khan is among four new faces likely to be inducted in the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Mr. Khan’s name has been making rounds in the political corridors and the media circles since the word about likely reshuffle went to town last week after the withdrawal of support by Trinamool Congress over Congress-led UPA Government’s decision for FDI in retail sector and steep hike in prices of petroleum products.
Member of Rajya Sabha, Mr. Rahman Khan comes from Karnataka. He was deputy chairman of the house for last several years till his term ended recently. He is said to be among loyalists of Congress party and Sonia Gandhi.
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Others who could be made ministers after the reshuffle are Renuka Chaudhary, Menakshi Natrajan and Janardhan Divedi. Media reports say Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad may be shifted to Railways – one of the portfolios left vacant after the exit of Trinamool Congress from the UPA.
Besides Azad, Muslim faces in the present cabinet are: Salman Khurshid (law and minority affairs) and Farooque Abdullah (renewable energy resources).