Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, S. Jaishankar & J.P. Nadda gets thumbs up in Whisper’s Survey

With speculations doing rounds in political and bureaucratic circles about a reshuffle in the Union Cabinet, an online survey carried out by WhispersintheCorridors has thrown up surprising results about peoples’ choice for the ministerial posts. We received over 200 responses from our readers, the details of which are as follows-

Over 97% of those who participated in the survey were unanimous in their choice of the prized post of Home Ministry and had named it should be retained by Amit Shah. While Amit Shah has been the popular choice, the other contenders named by few are Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and former BJP president Nitin Gadkari. A couple of respondents also preferred the names of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Jyotiraditya Scindia for the job.

For the Finance Minister’s job, more than 55% respondents preferred the name of Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry. The present incumbent Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman received the backing of about 42% respondents. Others who have been named include Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for Railways Ashwani Vaishnav, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the new entrant to the BJP Raghav Chaddha.

The Defence portfolio gets a thumbs up for the present incumbent Rajnath Singh. Almost 90% of the respondents want him to continue as defence minister. Other names that were proposed were Home Minister Amit Shah, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Governor of Mizoram Gen V.K. Singh, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kien Rijiju, NSA Ajit Doval, former CDS Gen MM Narwane and FM Nirmala Sitharaman.

Likewise, the respondents have expressed full faith in the Union External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar for the job of external affairs. More than 95% respondents have named him as the best choice with some naming Congress MP, Shashi Tharoor, Harshvardhan Shringla, retired IFS and Rajya Sabha MP.

The fiasco over CBSE class 12 results and valuation resulting in alleged inaccuracies in OEM sheets and the NEET paper leak has badly dented the image of the incumbent Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Very few respondents have named him and leading the race is FM Nirmala Sitharaman and Railways Minister Ashwani Vaishnav. Both have received over 40% support each from the respondents. The other names that have been proposed for the Education Minister’s job include Union Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia, BJP MPs Sudhanshu Trivedi and Jay Panda. A couple have proposed BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and Milind Deora.

For the post of Union Health Minister, the incumbent J.P. Nadda gets about 75% support from the respondents. Other names proposed for the job include Jayant Sinha, Ashwani Vaishnav, Jitin Prasad, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Jyotiraditya Scindia.

(Disclaimer: These are the views of our surfers who participated in the survey. About 203 respondents participated in the online survey on our portal. In no way the results of the survey reflects the editorial position or opinion of Whispers In The Corridors.)

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Is Congress Resetting Rajasthan Strategy with Pilot at the Helm?

In what could signal a significant course correction ahead of the Rajasthan Assembly elections, sources indicate that the Congress leadership is weighing a return to Sachin Pilot as the state unit chief, alongside projecting him as the party’s chief ministerial face. The move, if finalized, would mark a decisive shift from the Ashok Gehlot-led structure that has dominated the state’s politics over the past term.

Highly placed party insiders suggest that Gehlot may be accommodated within the central leadership framework, possibly through a role in the Congress Working Committee or a broader strategic advisory position. Such a transition could help the party balance generational change with organizational continuity, while also attempting to contain factional tensions that have periodically surfaced in Rajasthan.

Pilot’s elevation, sources argue, is being seen as an attempt to energize the cadre and appeal to younger voters, while sharpening the party’s electoral messaging against the BJP. However, the timing and execution of this potential reshuffle remain critical, particularly given the Congress’s recent struggles with internal cohesion in key states.