Cabinet reshuffle shows BJP rules the show while NDA allies are just onlookers

Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) was conspicuous by its absence

A notable feature of what could be the penultimate cabinet reshuffle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA) cabinet is that it was limited to BJP ministers alone. The NDA allies, at least those present at the swearing in ceremony, were onlookers.

Even Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) – which has helped expand the NDA rule to yet another state – was conspicuous by its absence. Nitish was reportedly irritated at not being invited to the ceremony and reportedly his party was not asked to join the government. The Shiv Sena, the BJP’s