Modi Cabinet Expansion 2021: NEW TEAM - FULL LIST of leaders who got ministerial berths in Narendra Modi government reshuffle
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Modi Cabinet Expansion, Reshuffle 2021: The much-awaited Cabinet reshuffle, expansion and rejig of PM Narendra Modi led government took place on Wednesday evening. Here is all you need to know about Modi Cabinet Expansion.
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 7, 2021
- The President administered the oath of office and secrecy to the above members of the Council of Ministers at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, today.
-The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has appointed the following as members of the Council of Ministers:-
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed the allocation of portfolios among the following members of the Council of Ministers :-
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Shri Narendra Modi |
Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; All important policy issues; and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister |
CABINET MINISTERS
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1. |
Shri Raj Nath Singh |
Minister of Defence |
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2. |
Shri Amit Shah |
Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation |
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3. |
Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari |
Minister of Road Transport and Highways |
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4. |
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman |
Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs |
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5. |
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar |
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
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6. |
Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar |
Minister of External Affairs |
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7. |
Shri Arjun Munda |
Minister of Tribal Affairs |
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8. |
Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani |
Minister of Women and Child Development |
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9. |
Shri Piyush Goyal |
Minister of Commerce and Industry; Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of Textiles |
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10. |
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan |
Minister of Education; and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
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11. |
Shri Pralhad Joshi |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines |
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12. |
Shri Narayan Tatu Rane |
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
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13. |
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal |
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and Minister of AYUSH |
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14. |
Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
Minister of Minority Affairs |
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15. |
Dr. Virendra Kumar |
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment |
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16. |
Shri Giriraj Singh |
Minister of Rural Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj |
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17. |
Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia |
Minister of Civil Aviation |
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18. |
Shri Ramchandra Prasad Singh |
Minister of Steel |
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19. |
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw |
Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology |
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20. |
Shri Pashu Pati Kumar Paras |
Minister of Food Processing Industries |
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21. |
Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
Minister of Jal Shakti |
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22. |
Shri Kiren Rijiju |
Minister of Law and Justice |
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23. |
Shri Raj Kumar Singh |
Minister of Power; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy |
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24. |
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri |
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs |
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25. |
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya |
Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
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26. |
Shri Bhupender Yadav |
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Labour and Employment |
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27. |
Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey |
Minister of Heavy Industries |
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28. |
Shri Parshottam Rupala |
Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
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29. |
Shri G. Kishan Reddy |
Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region |
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30. |
Shri Anurag Singh Thakur |
Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports |
MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
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1. |
Rao Inderjit Singh |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
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2. |
Dr. Jitendra Singh |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space |
MINISTERS OF STATE
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1. |
Shri Shripad Yesso Naik |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism |
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2. |
Shri Faggansingh Kulaste |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development |
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3. |
Shri Prahalad Singh Patel |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
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4. |
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
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5. |
Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture |
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6. |
General (Retd.) V. K. Singh |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation |
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7. |
Shri Krishan Pal |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Power; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries |
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8. |
Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways; Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines |
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9. |
Shri Ramdas Athawale |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
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10. |
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development |
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11. |
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
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12. |
Shri Nityanand Rai |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
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13. |
Shri Pankaj Chaowdhary |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance |
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14. |
Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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15. |
Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice |
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16. |
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
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17. |
Sushri Shobha Karandlaje |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
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18. |
Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
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19. |
Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways |
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20. |
Shri V. Muraleedharan |
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
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21. |
Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi |
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture |
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22. |
Shri Som Parkash |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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23. |
Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
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24. |
Shri Rameswar Teli |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment |
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25. |
Shri Kailash Choudhary |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
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26. |
Smt. Annpurna Devi |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education |
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27. |
Shri A. Narayanaswamy |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
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28. |
Shri Kaushal Kishore |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
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29. |
Shri Ajay Bhatt |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism |
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30. |
Shri B. L. Verma |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation |
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31. |
Shri Ajay Kumar |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
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32. |
Shri Devusinh Chauhan |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications |
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33. |
Shri Bhagwanth Khuba |
Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
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34. |
Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj |
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35. |
Sushri Pratima Bhoumik |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
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36. |
Dr. Subhas Sarkar |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education |
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37. |
Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance |
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38. |
Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh |
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education |
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39. |
Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
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40. |
Shri Bishweswar Tudu |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti |
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41. |
Shri Shantanu Thakur |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
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42. |
Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development; and Minister of State in the Ministry of AYUSH |
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43. |
Shri John Barla |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs |
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44. |
Dr. L. Murugan |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
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45. |
Shri Nisith Pramanik |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
CABINET MINISTERS - 15
1. Shri Narayan Tatu Rane
2. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal
3. Dr. Virendra Kumar
4. Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia
5. Shri Ramchandra Prasad Singh
6. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
7. Shri Pashu Pati Kumar Paras
8. Shri Kiren Rijiju
9. Shri Raj Kumar Singh
10. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri
11. Shri Mansukh Mandaviya
12. Shri Bhupender Yadav
13. Shri Parshottam Rupala
14. Shri G. Kishan Reddy
15. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
MINISTERS OF STATE - 28
1. Shri Pankaj Choudhary
2. Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel
3. Dr. Satya Pal Singh Baghel
4. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar
5. Sushri Shobha Karandlaje
6. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
7. Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh
8. Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi
9. Smt. Annpurna Devi
10. Shri A. Narayanaswamy
11. Shri Kaushal Kishore
12. Shri Ajay Bhatt
13. Shri B. L. Verma
14. Shri Ajay Kumar
15. Shri Chauhan Devusinh
16. Shri Bhagwanth Khuba
17. Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil
18. Sushri Pratima Bhoumik
19. Dr. Subhas Sarkar
20. Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad
21. Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
22. Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar
23. Shri Bishweswar Tudu
24. Shri Shantanu Thakur
25. Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai
26. Shri John Barla
27. Dr. L. Murugan
28. Shri Nisith Pramanik
- Munjapara Mahendrabhai, John Barla, L Murugan, Nisith Pramanik, take oath as ministers.
-Bharati Pravin Pawar, Bishweswar Tudu and Shantanu Thakur take oath as ministers.
-Subhas Sarkar, Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, take oath as ministers.
-Bhagwanth Khuba, Kapil Moreshwar Patil and Pratima Bhoumik take oath as ministers. -
BL Verma, Ajay Kumar, Chauhan Devusinh, take oath as ministers.
- A Narayanaswamy, Kaushal Kishore and Ajay Bhatt take oath as ministers.
-Meenakshi Lekhi, Darshana Vikram Jardosh, Annpurna Devi, take oath as ministers.
- Pankaj Choudhary, Anupriya Singh Patel, and Satya Pal Singh Baghel take oath as ministers.
-Pashupati Kumar Paras, Kiren Rijiju and Raj Kumar Singh take oath as ministers.
-Supporters of BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia celebrate his inclusion in the new Union Cabinet, outside the BJP office in Bhopal.
- "There is enthusiasm among MP youth. We are celebrating, distributing sweets as Modiji has given an opportunity to youth leadership," said a supporter
-Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ramachandra Prasad Singh, and Ashwini Vasihnaw take oath as ministers.
- Narayan Tatu Rane, Sarbananda Sonowal, and Dr Virendra Kumar take oath as ministers, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The swearing-in ceremony of 43 new ministers will begin shortly.
- President Ram Nath Kovind arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan for the swearing-in ceremony of 43 new ministers that will begin shortly.
- The President of India accepts resignation of 12 members of the Council of Ministers including IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank and others: Rashtrapati Bhavan
- Other ministers who have tendered their resignation include DV Sadananda Gowda, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Babul Supriyo, Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao, Rattan Lal Kataria, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, and Debasree Chaudhuri.
FULL LIST of 43 ministers to be sworn in today-
43 leaders to take oath today in the Union Cabinet expansion. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Pashupati Kumar Paras, Bhupender Yadav, Anupriya Patel, Shobha Karandlaje, Meenakshi Lekhi, Ajay Bhatt, Anurag Thakur to also take the oath.
-MoS Environment Babul Supriyo resigns from Union Council of Ministers ahead of cabinet reshuffle: Official sources
-Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre resigns from Union Cabinet: Sources
-Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda says he has resigned from Union Council of Ministers
-Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' resigns from Union Cabinet citing health reasons: Sources
- Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan resigns from Union Cabinet, ahead of Cabinet Reshuffle
- Union Cabinet expansion to be held at 6 pm today
- 43 leaders will take oath as Union Ministers in the Union Cabinet expansion, to be held later today
- Meeting ahead of Union Cabinet reshuffle at 7, LKM, concludes.
- Narayan Rane, Pashupati Paras, RCP Singh leave from PM's official residence in Delhi
- Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President JP Nadda, Sarbananda Sonowal, GK Reddy, Kiren Rijiju, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Parshottam Rupala and Anupriya Patel leave from 7, Lok Kalyan Marg
- Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar and Education Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank resign from the Union Cabinet, ahead of Cabinet expansion
- 43 leaders will take oath as Union Ministers in the Union Cabinet expansion
SHAPE OF THE NEW COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
- 4 FORMER CHIEF MINISTERS IN CABINET
-CABINET TO HAVE 18 FORMER STATE MINISTERS
-CABINET TO HAVE 39 FORMER MLAs
-23 MPs WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED FOR 3 OR MORE TERMS
PROFILE OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
- 13 LAWYERS
-6 DOCTORS
-5 ENGINEERS
- 7 FORMER CIVIL SERVANTS
-46 MINISTERS WITH EXPERIENCE IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
-AVERAGE AGE OF CABINET NOW 58
-14 MINISTERS WILL BE BELOW 50
· 11 WOMEN IN THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 2 WITH CABINET RANK
CASTE REPRESENTATION IN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
-5 MINORITY MINISTERS: 1 Muslim; 1 Sikh; 2 Buddhists; 1 Christian
-27 OBC MINISTERS IN COUNCIL OF WHICH 5 OF CABINET RANK
-8 ST MINISTERS IN COUNCIL 3 OF CABINET RANK
-12 SC MINISTERS IN COUNCIL 2 OF CABINET RANK
- Cabinet rejig: Labour minister Santosh Gangwar says he has resigned from Union Cabinet
- Nadda reaches PM''s residence, meeting underway with ministers-in-waiting
Before the much-awaited cabinet expansion of the Modi government, the first in the second term, the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg is abuzz with activities. An important meeting is going on at PM`s residence for which BJP National President J.P. Nadda has arrived.
Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh, Jyotiraditya Scindia, former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane, Uttar Pradesh`s Apna Dal Apna Dal chief Anupriya Patel have arrived at the Prime Minister`s residence.
BJP sources say that before the cabinet expansion to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 6 p.m., Prime Minister Narendra Modi would like to meet with the new ministers at his residence and apprise them of his expectations.
Portfolio distribution is also likely to be discussed in the meeting.
This time, the number of women ministers in the Modi government is likely to increase. Apart from Anupriya Patel, Delhi MP Meenakshi Lekhi, Haryana MP Sunita Duggal, and Karnataka MP Shobha Karandlaje are likely to be inducted in the cabinet.
-Nishad Party seeks berth in Union cabinet
Hours before the Union cabinet expansion takes place in Delhi on Wednesday evening, the Nishad Party president Sanjay Nishad has demanded a berth for his son Praveeen Nishad, who is a BJP MP from Sant Kabir Nagar.
In a video message, Sanjay Nishad said that the Nishad community wields influence in over 160 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh.
"If Anupriya Patel can be inducted into the union ministry, Praveen Nishad also deserves a place. In 2019, BJP got Nishad votes on 40 seats," he said.
He added that he had already spoken to BJP president J.P. Nadda and it was now up to the BJP to take a decision.
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