Complete list of 19 new ministers in PM Modi's Government

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inducted 19 new members into the cabinet, which is his first major cabinet reshuffle.

The new ministers come from all parts of India including UP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Assam with professional and political expertise.

The new faces include:

1.    PP Chaudhary - Senior Supreme Court advocate

2.    Subhash Ram Rao Bhamre - Doctor with a super specialisation in cancer surgery

3.    MJ Akbar - Veteran editor and internationally acclaimed journalist

4.    Arjun Ram Meghwal - Former government officer from Rajasthan

5.    Anil Madhav Dave -  Narmada River Conservation activist

6.    Ramesh Jigajinagi – Former Cabinet Minister of Home in Karnataka

7.    Parshotam Rupala – Former Cabinet Minister of Agriculture in Gujarat

8.    Jaswant Sinh Bhabhor – Former  Minister of Tribal Affairs and Rural Development in Gujarat

9.    Mahendra Nath Pandey – Former Minister of Urban Development in Uttar Pradesh

10.    Faggan Kulaste – Former  MoS for Tribal Affairs in Government of India

11.    Vijay Goel – Former MoS for Youth Affairs and Sports in Government of India

12.    Anupriya Singh Patel – Academic scholar in LSR and MBA 

13.    Mansukh Mandaviya – Academic scholar 

14.    SS Ahluwalia – 5 term MP

15.    CR Chaudhary -  Rural development at University of Birmingham

16.    Ajay Tamta

17.    Ramdas Athalwale

18.    Krishna Raj 

19.    Rajen Gohain – Indian politician and holds LLB degree