Some union ministers quit

Many union minsters on PM Modi cabinet have resigned on Wednesday before the swearing in ceremony. Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar adding to the list of high-profile casualties. Ravi Shankar Prasad was Minister for Law and Electronics and IT . Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar's resignation is also a big surprise because he was the government's spokesperson.

Earlier in the day , Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also quit, along with his deputy Ashwani Chaube. Critics saw this as an admission of the government's mishandling of the Covid crisis. The others to exit  government reboot include DV Sadananda Gowda, Thawarchand Gehlot (he was named Governor), Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Babul Supriyo, Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao, Rattan Lal Kataria and Pratap Chandra Sarangi.