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The Ring Master and his Troupe. The show begins...

Well Deserved??? Being an autocratic man, PM Narendra Modi made sure that he gets ONLY his people in the ministry (he  didn’t even budge to the pressure from the oldest ally Shiv Sena over portfolio allocation). To make matters easier for him, even RSS (not that RSS has any choice left, so I assume) gave him a free hand to decide his  inner coterie. Some names and their portfolios were on expected lines (I myself predicted a few since I have a reasonably sound understanding of our political landscape. Trying not being pompous here) whilst must admit others came in as surprise. Some good surprises and some ugly, very ugly! Here is a critical evaluation. No prizes for getting them right Being the “Kingmaker” Arun Jaitley was certain of amassing a huge booty from the King’s treasure. The Sr. Advocate, is widely known as the man responsible for the elevation of Modi as PM candidate. And hence his booty was as predicted. But honestly, I expected him to get Externa...