The absence of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal from the first two days of the WTO ministerial meet has become a matter of discussion among the attendees there. It is speculated that Goyal can be seen contesting the Lok Sabha Election from one of the seats in Mumbai. Speaking about his absence at the Press Conference, Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala stated that India is going into election and the minister is politically engaged since he is running for the seat himself, thus confirming him as a candidate in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. She further said that his role as the textiles minister has also delayed his arrival owing to the largest textile exhibition, Bharat Tex, happening in Delhi.