Sources said that Modi inducted the nine new ministers keeping in view the 4Ps -- passion, proficiency, professional and political acumen -- to deliver his vision of a new India.
The total number of ministers now stands at 76 including PM with 27 having cabinet rank, 11 MoS with independent charge and 37 MoS. There are 57 ministers from LS and 18 from RS.
In past, late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had held the portfolio of defence twice - from December 1 to December 21 in 1975, and January 14, 1980 to January 15, 1982.
Anitha was reportedly upset after it became known that Tamil Nadu would not be exempted from the ambit of National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET). She had earlier moved the Supreme Court against NEET.
RSS has commended the Modi government for the tough handling of the Doklam standoff issue with China in the Sikkim Sector.
BSP supremo Mayawati said that the Union Cabinet expansion reflects the tensions in the BJP and in the NDA as well.
Sitharaman became the second woman to head the Defence Ministry after Indira Gandhi when she was Prime Minister. The Defence Ministry was with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Congress described the 9 new ministers as a senior citizens' club, pointing out that while the median age of a person in the country was 27 years, the average age of the new entrants was 60.44 years.
Omar was reacting to a tweet that said that no journalist had any clue about what Modi and Shah were planning on the reshuffle that took place this morning.
Prominent Brahmin face from Bihar, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, was appointed the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare in today's cabinet reshuffle.
Uma Bharti, who had these portfolios, has now been given charge of Drinking Water and Sanitation which was held by Narendra Singh Tomar.
Meanwhile, Jaitley will represent India in a bilateral dialogue on defence in Japan. Sitharaman will take charge of her office after Jaitley returns from Japan.
Four junior ministers were today elevated to the cabinet rank and nine new faces inducted as MoS in a rejig by PM Modi with a focus on his agenda on good governance.
Nitish Kumar had yesterday admitted that his party had not been invited to join the government nor consulted by the BJP brass on the expansion issue
Kannanthanam, a 1979 batch IAS officer, quit his high-profile career and plunged into electoral politics by successfully contesting from Kanjirappally in Kottayam district.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited Myanmar in 2014 to attend the ASEAN-India Summit.
Nirmala Sitharaman is married to Dr. Parakala Prabhakar, alumnus of Jawharlal Nehru University and London School of Economics, and they have one daughter.
Nirmala Sitharaman was earlier Minister of State (Independent Charge) Commerce.
In the third major reshuffle ahead of the 2019 General elections, the Narendra Modi government on Sunday inducted nine new faces in the Union Cabinet, while elevating four ministers to Cabinet ranks
In the biggest turnaround in the third major reshuffle of the union Cabinet, Nirmala Sitharaman was on Sunday named the new Defence Minister, becoming only the second woman o hold the post since former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
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