Eyeing elections, India PM adds new blood to cabinet


India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) speaks with Sonia Gandhi, chief of India's ruling Congress party, during the oath taking ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi October 28, 2012. Singh gave his cabinet an overdue facelift on Sunday, bringing in younger ministers in a bid to breath new life into his aged, scandal-tainted government ahead of state and federal elections. REUTERS/B Mathur

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave his cabinet an overdue facelift on Sunday, bringing in younger ministers in a bid to breathe new life into his aged, scandal-tainted government ahead of state and federal elections.

The reshuffle, which has been on the cards for six months, may be Singh's last chance to significantly change the direction of his government and convince voters the ruling Congress party deserves a third consecutive term in 2014.

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