Exclusive: Jaitley unlikely to remain Indian finance minister in Modi's new term - sources

NEW DELHI - India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is unlikely to continue in his current role due to poor health as Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his second term, according to four sources with knowledge of the matter.

Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party swept the Indian general election with a historic mandate of about 300 out of 542 parliamentary seats that were contested, results announced by the Election Commission of India on May 23 showed. Jaitley, who is one of the top three leaders in the BJP and the government, after Modi and party President Amit Shah, was not seen at the celebrations at BJP headquarters on Thursday night. Both Modi and Shah gave victory speeches at the event.

Jaitley, a lawyer-turned politician, is one of the most important leaders in the current cabinet. He often acts as chief troubleshooter. A diabetic, Jaitley’s health issues became worse after he had a kidney transplant in May last year. He also had to skip the interim budget in February when he was in hospital in the United States getting cancer treatment.

sanjayuvacha aftabahmed00 neha_5 Good riddance..he is good for nothing

sanjayuvacha aftabahmed00 neha_5 Good bye, Mr Jaitley.

aftabahmed00 neha_5 What a humbug news!!!

aftabahmed00 neha_5 Third largest ? I thought India was second. If it's not India, then who's second to China ?

aftabahmed00 neha_5 Sad

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