'It disappoints and saddens me no end that Mahua has allowed herself to be carried away by the Goebbelsian onslaught mounted on the BJP and Narendra Modi by certain vested interests which find themselves exposed and thrown out of the gravy train,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
Many BJP leaders are of the view that most key members of the previous Cabinet could be retained.
The party president also said that India's self-confidence, pride and scale of ambition have grown manifold in three years.
The opposition has attacked the Modi government over the National Democratic Alliance's last full-fledged budget before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
PM said Kovind will make an 'exceptional President'.