PM Modi Visits Arun Jaitley at Home after He Opts Out of New Government
News 18Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to call on senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley at his residence on Wednesday night in a bid to make him reconsider his decision to not be a part of the next Union Cabinet. United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s oath-taking ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday. Owing to deteriorating health, former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday formally requested not to be given any responsibility in the upcoming cabinet due to be sworn in tomorrow. Sources had earlier said that much would depend on who the next Prime Minister would be and with Modi’s thumping return to power, the informal summit would continue as both leaders share a personal rapport. The PM’s then statement had said: “You invited us for the first summit and today that dream has come true and I am happy that this informal summit will develop in to a regular practice and I would be delighted to get an opportunity to host such an informative summit in 2019 on the soil of India.” Read all the Latest News, Breaking News, watch Top Videos and Live TV here.