Railway Minister: Pawan Bansal resignation amid controversy

  • 5 years ago
India News: A day after Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar handed over their resignations to the Prime Minister, the focus has shifted to who would replace them in the union cabinet.

Sources say Union minister Mallikarjun Kharge is seen as a top contender for Railway Minister's post. He was in the running for the Karnataka Chief Minister's job too, but lost out to K Siddaramaiah. Sources say he could be given the Railways portfolio as "compensation" for losing out on the chief ministership of Karnataka.