India, June 25 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday met President Droupadi Murmu, fuelling speculation about a much-awaited reshuffle in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers, even as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionaries indicated the likelihood of a rejig in both the government and party organisation.

The meeting came days after Union minister George Kurian resigned as the BJP chose not to renominate him to the Rajya Sabha. His departure was seen as a sign of the reshuffle ahead of polls in key states such as Uttar Pradesh due next year.

Modi met Murmu on the day Kurian resigned on Tuesday. The meeting was officially described as routine, even as it sparked speculation about the reshuffle before Parliament's...