For a Cabinet reshuffle that was billed as an attempt to spring clean the Modi government by applying a fresh coat of paint, it appears that the job is only half done.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi weeded out some ministers and rewarded those who have performed like Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan and Nirmala Sitharaman. But, in the ultimate analysis, the reshuffle is unlikely to address the mismatch between perception and performance.