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The ‘lucky’ room in Home Ministry

New Delhi, July 12
Is the mantra of elevation lying in a lucky room in the Home Ministry? Three Ministers of State who have occupied it have been subsequently promoted in the last two years.

The ‘lucky’ room, located on the borderline of the ministries of Home and Finance in the North Block, was the office of Sriprakash Jaiswal in UPA-I as Minister of State for Home. In UPA-II, he was first elevated to the rank of MoS with Independent charge for Coal and early this year a full Cabinet Minister of the same ministry.

Ajay Maken joined the UPA-II as MoS for Home and it was the same room number 127 which was his office. In January 2011, Maken was elevated and made the MoS with Independent charge for Sports and Youth Affairs.

In January, Gurudas Kamat was made MoS for Home and he started functioning out of this very 'special room.' In today's reshuffle, Kamat was promoted as MoS with Independent charge for Drinking Water and Sanitation.

He, however, resigned in the evening. — PTI