The union finance minister, Arun Jaitley on Wednesday in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requested to be relieved from any responsibility, opting out of the yet-to-be-formed cabinet. Jaitley requested that he "should be allowed a reasonable time for myself, my treatment and my health", thus, excusing himself from the new Government.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/arun-jaitley-opts-out-of-new-cabinet/articleshow/69555700.cms