With the exit of Pranab Mukherjee from the Council of Ministers, Sharad Pawar's name was listed after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the official website of the Prime Minister's Office, triggering speculation on Thursday as to whether he was now the number two in the government.
The name of Pawar, the leader of Nationalist Congress Party, appeared above senior leaders of Congress like A K Antony, P Chidambaram and S M Krishna, who are all members of the Cabinet Committee on Security.
This triggered speculation as to whether Pawar was now the number two in the government as he had taken the position of Mukherjee in the list.
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