61.   The finance portfolio is presently held by Gujral.

62.   The finance portfolio was expected to go to a technocrat under the Chart Thai quota, while the foreign ministry was assigned to Nam Thai.

63.   The finance portfolio is now held by Gujral, who is desperately wooing the TMC to end its boycott.

64.   The Hezb will also get the defence and finance ministry portfolios in the Hekmatyar led new cabinet, the party said.