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