India, Feb. 11 -- Two more Canadian Cabinet Ministers, including Indo-Canadian Arif Virani, have announced they will not contest the Federal elections to be held this year.

The announcements from Minister of Justice and Attorney General Virani and Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng came on Monday.

That brings the total of current Cabinet ministers not seeking to return to the House of Commons to six since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated his intent to resign once his successor was selected by the ruling Liberal Party. Trudeau's announcement was made a little over a month ago, on January 6, and his successor and the next Prime Minister is scheduled to be chosen on March 9.

Virani, who ...