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New Delhi: The two-hour meeting between Sonia Gandhi and the Prime Minister on Tuesday morning provided the final touch to the Cabinet reshuffle that was expected by the end of this week. Sources confirm new ministers will be sworn in at 5 pm on Wednesday.

There is much anticipation over whether there will be dramatic changes or minor recalibrations, say sources. The Budget Session of Parliament is likely to be a stormy one, with the Opposition taking on the government over corruption, and a faction within the Congress was keen to avoid a complete Cabinet face-lift before that. Sources say the reshuffle will focus instead on elevations.

The Congress' own Big 4 - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister AK Antony, Home Minister P Chidambaram and Foreign Minister SM Krishna - are likely to hold onto their current portfolios.

Sources tell NDTV that Law Minister Veerappa Moily, Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath and Minister of Rural Development CP Joshi may be shown the door.

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid and NCP leader and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel may get a full Cabinet rank, add sources.