Modi Cabinet 3.0: As the new government begins its tenure, the Modi 3.0 administration has distributed portfolios to its ministers. A total of 30 MPs took oath as Cabinet ministers at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday evening. Among the notable appointments were former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan. On Sunday, a total of six former Chief Ministers featuring Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Rajnath Singh (Uttar Pradesh), Manohar Lal Khattar, Sarbananda Sonowal (Assam), HD Kumaraswamy (Karnataka), and Jitan Ram Manjhi (Bihar). Five of these ministers hail from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while Kumaraswamy and Manjhi represent the BJP's allies, Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), respectively.
The swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Council of ministers was held in the grand forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan which was attended by many heads of state, political veterans and debutants, business tycoons and a few film stars adding a dash of stardust to the event. PM Modi equalled the feat of the first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who won in the 1952, 1957 and 1962 general elections.
Check portfolio of six former CMs of Modi 3.0 Cabinet
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S.No. |
Cabinet Ministers |
Party |
Portfolio(s) |
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1. |
Rajnath Singh |
BJP |
Minister of Defence |
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2. |
Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
BJP |
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Minister of Rural Development |
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3. |
Manohar Lal Khattar |
BJP |
Minister of Power, and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs |
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4. |
Sarbananda Sonowal |
BJP |
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
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5 |
HD Kumaraswamy |
Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) |
Minister of Heavy Industries, and Minister of Steel |
| 6. | Jitan Ram Manjhi | Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) | Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
