Congress may give 40 berths to allies

rediff: "The sticking point is the Finance Minister's job. While Manmohan Singh is almost certain to draft a professional from outside, like former Reserve Bank of India Governor C Rangarajan, the party will try to fight it. It is possible that Singh may keep finance and rely on the bureaucracy to help run the ministry, at least for the time being. Young people like Naveen Jindal, Milind Deora and Sachin Pilot are likely to represent a pressure group of the youth in the party. "