Big question: Will AMIT Shah succeed PM Modi in 2025 |
The newly-formed NDA government on Wednesday constituted two new Cabinet committees to address major concerns on sluggish economic growth and employment generation, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Interestingly, defence minister Rajnath Singh is not part of any of the two high-profile panels, in which several of his Cabinet colleagues, and even some ministers of state have been named as members. The newly-inducted home minister, who has been Modi`s most trusted lieutenant since the 1980s when both started their political careers in Gujarat, made a grand entry in the prime minister`s group of ministers on May 31. He emerged from the backstage, from where he directed the BJP`s ascent to its zenith, and came in the forefront of Modi`s second government. Shah`s inclusion becomes significant as the minister next to the PM in cabinet usually presides over the political affairs committee in the absence of the prime minister. By the time the tenure of Modi 2.0 comes to an end in 2024, Modi will be 73 years old. Given the rule he has set for the party — of encouraging those above 75 years of age to retire from active politics — it will be time for the BJP, in case it wins a third straight term in Lok Sabha, to appoint its successor. Will today`s cabinet minister be tomorrow`s prime minister? It is a line of thought worth pursuing.
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