L. Murugan resigns from Union Ministry, Rajya Sabha seat, setting off buzz about a pre-Deepavali Cabinet reset
Four other Ministers ended their Rajya Sabha terms this year: George Kurian, Ravneet Singh Bittu, Hardeep Puri, and B.L. Verma; Dharmendra Pradhan was forced to quit, leaving a slew of vacancies in the Council of Ministers
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Four other Ministers ended their Rajya Sabha terms this year: George Kurian, Ravneet Singh Bittu, Hardeep Puri, and B.L. Verma; Dharmendra Pradhan was forced to quit, leaving a slew of vacancies in the Council of Ministers
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