Montek non-committal on becoming FM

Ahluwalia,however,expressed satisfaction at the election results for the 15th Lok Sabha,which gave a mandate in favour of the Congress-led UPA.

8220;I am delighted at the election results. It is a very strong and firm mandate. Everybody I have seen or talked to is absolutely delighted. I share that feeling,8221; he said.

With the UPA set to assume power,there are reports in the media that Ahluwalia,who played a key role in formulating economic policies of the outgoing government,is being considered for the post of Finance Minister.

The other names doing the rounds for heading the Finance Ministry are C Rangarajan,former Reserve Bank Governor and now member of the Rajya Sabha,and Kamal Nath,Commerce Minister in the outgoing government.

After the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram was shifted to the Home Ministry,the important ministry was being looked after by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee,who presented the interim budget in February on behalf of the government.