With an eye on next Assembly polls, Modi govt prepares for Cabinet reshuffle

It may take place after ongoing Budget session of Parliament ends on April 12

With an eye on the next set of Assembly polls, the Narendra Modi government is looking at a Cabinet rejig. The reshuffle is likely to take place after the ongoing Budget session of Parliament ends on April 12.

Elections are scheduled for Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat by December 2017, Karnataka in May 2018 and in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan by the end of 2018.

The BJP is confident of wresting power from the Congress in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka. It is also certain of retaining Gujarat. 

The party is keen to do well in the Delhi civic polls, scheduled