Piyush Goyal Appointed BJP Treasurer, Fueling Modi Cabinet Reshuffle Speculation
· India · India Today, LiveMint, NDTV
The Bharatiya Janata Party has named Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal as its national treasurer as part of a new organisational team announced in New Delhi. The appointment has fueled speculation that Goyal could be dropped from the Modi Cabinet during an upcoming reshuffle due to the party's unwritten one-person-one-post principle. The rule generally separates major organisational responsibilities from significant government positions, though prominent exceptions like former party president JP Nadda exist. There is no official confirmation regarding Goyal's potential removal from his ministerial portfolio as he continues leading ongoing Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the United States. Interestingly, Piyush Goyal's father, Ved Prakash Goyal, previously served as the BJP's national treasurer for over two decades.
Why it matters
This appointment raises questions about a potential Modi Cabinet reshuffle and whether key ministers will be shifted to full-time party organisational roles under the BJP's leadership rules.
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