Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) included those of at least 10 politicians affiliated with the ruling BJP as independent directors on the boards of top public sector companies. These include party’s Delhi unit vice president Shazia Ilmi,Gujarat IT cell convenor Rajika Kacheria, minority face of the BJP in Gujarat Asifa Khan, former BJP MLA candidate from Odisha Surama Padhy and former Bihar MLC Kiran Ghai Sinha