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s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signaled another Cabinet shake-up is coming, eyes are on his supporting parties with ample ministerial seats.

With both the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Golkar Party having recently pledged their allegiance to the government, Jokowi, an Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician, may have to free up some seats in his Cabinet to welcome their support.

On Friday, Jokowi told the media that he had summoned three ministers to Bogor Palace on Thursday. The three were Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Yuddy Chrisnandi of the Hanura Party, Tranportation Minister Ignasius Jonan and Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Marwan Jafar from the National Awakening Party (PKB).

Also, since last week, Jokowi has reportedly met with members of the elite from various parties, such as Hanura Party chairman Wiranto, NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh, Golkar Party boss Aburizal Bakrie and newly elected PPP chairman Muhammad Romahurmuziy.

The meetings have given rise to speculation that another cabinet reshuffle may soon take place, although the President denied that the closed-door meetings were about a reshuffle, saying that such summonses were common.

Hanura Party executive Dadang Rusdiana said that Jokowi’s meeting with Yuddy had nothing to do with cabinet reshuffle rumors, claiming that Jokowi only advised the ministers to focus on their duty and responsibility.

“We and the ministries should not be distracted by the reshuffle issue. A Cabinet reshuffle is solely the President’s authority. Just because some ministries were summoned, doesn’t mean they will be reshuffled,” Dadang said.

Acquiring less than 6 percent of the vote in the 2014 legislative election, Hanura gets two ministerial posts for its support of Jokowi during the presidential election. Along with Yuddy, Saleh Husin is appointed as Industry Minister.

Yuddy has recently been in the hot seat after issuing his ministry’s annual performance assessment report on government institutions, including ministries, after Jokowi hinted that he was planning a second Cabinet reshuffle late last year.

Yuddy also found himself in the middle of a controversy regarding a letter requesting that the Indonesian consulate general in Sydney, Australia, provide transportation and accommodation for his “colleague” Wahyu Dewanto and his family in Sydney and the Gold Coast.

Dadang said that the party did not need to defend Yuddy’s position as minister as room was there for the President to reshuffle anyone in the Cabinet anytime.

“Hanura will not intervene in the President’s decisions on a Cabinet reshuffle,” Dadang said.

PKB deputy secretary-general Daniel Johan denied that his party member Marwan had been summoned by Jokowi, saying that Marwan told him that he was in East Java when the matter arose.

“[PKB chairman] Muhaimin told us not to over think the Cabinet reshuffle. What we do is work; work to reach the government’s development targets,” Daniel said.

He also claimed that Jokowi had not communicated with PKB chief Muhaimin Iskandar.

PKB gained 9 percent of the vote in the 2014 election and has secured four ministerial posts.

As well as Marwan, Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa, Manpower Minister Hanif Dhakiri and Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi are also PKB members.

PKB executives earlier accused PDI-P of a plot to unseat Marwan due to the strategic position of his ministry, which oversees the Village Fund, a flagship program from Jokowi administration.

PDI-P secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto predicted that the second Cabinet reshuffle was getting closer, given the President’s recent intensive communication with members of the political elite.

“It will happen soon, but the result depends on the President,” Hasto said.