The just concluded cabinet reshuffle has generated a lot of discussion. The BJP led NDA government, which came back to power in June 2019, had a lot on its plate for the last two years. First it was the political opposition to the abrogation of the special status to J&K, immediately followed by country-wide protests in the wake of the CAA-NRC. Next came the Covid19 pandemic and the need to focus the entire might of the government machinery to fight the surge. In-between the government's decision to bring in the much-awaited farm reforms resulted in the siege of Delhi by agitated farmers from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. Indian parliamentary system is based on the time-tested British model with the prime minister as head of the cabinet. Each of the minister and ministry has autonomy but are accountable to the parliament. There is apprehension that the present government has moved away from collective responsibility to being run and managed by the PMO. This means t...