 Baird immediately reshuffled the ministry elevating Andrew Constance into the Treasury portfolio and increasing Andrew Stoner's ministries to five  in preparation for the 2015 state election.In October, Stoner resigned as Leader of the NSW Nationals and Deputy Premier of New South Wales and was replaced by Troy Grant.The "Sydney Morning Herald" described Baird's government as "the most devout in living memory," with a concentration of powerful religious figures in its upper echelons.