Modi Begins Third Term: Announces New Cabinet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been re-elected for a third consecutive term, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) winning 293 out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha.

Narendra Modi Takes Oath for Third Term, New Council of Ministers Sworn In

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken oath for his third consecutive term, along with his new Council of Ministers, comprising 72 members. The makeup of the Council of Ministers reflects the delicate balancing act of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as Modi will be steering a coalition government. The new Union Cabinet has opted for continuity, with several portfolios allocated along the lines of the previous NDA administration.

Key Ministers and Their Portfolios

1. Rajnath Singh: Minister of Defence.

2. Amit Shah: Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation.

3. Nitin Gadkari: Minister of Road Transport and Highways.

4. Jagat Prakash Nadda: Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

5. Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Minister of Rural Development.

6. Nirmala Sitharaman: Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs.

7. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar: Minister of External Affairs.

8. Manohar Lal Khattar: Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Minister of Power.

9. H. D. Kumaraswamy: Minister of Heavy Industries and Minister of Steel.

10. Piyush Goyal: Minister of Commerce and Industry.

11. Dharmendra Pradhan: Minister of Education.

12. Jitan Ram Manjhi: Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

13. Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh: Minister of Panchayati Raj and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

14. Sarbananda Sonowal: Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

15. Dr. Virendra Kumar: Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.

16. Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu: Minister of Civil Aviation.

17. Pralhad Joshi: Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Minister of New and Renewable Energy.

18. Jual Oram: Minister of Tribal Affairs.

19. Giriraj Singh: Minister of Textiles.

20. Ashwini Vaishnaw: Minister of Railways, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.

21. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia: Minister of Communications and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region.

22. Bhupender Yadav: Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

23. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Minister of Culture and Minister of Tourism.

24. Annapurna Devi: Minister of Women and Child Development.

25. Kiren Rijiju: Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs.

26. Hardeep Singh Puri: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

27. Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya: Minister of Labour and Employment and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports.

28. G. Kishan Reddy: Minister of Coal and Minister of Mines.

29. Chirag Paswan: Minister of Food Processing Industries.

30. C R Patil: Minister of Jal Shakti.

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

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 Culture.

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.

3. Arjun Ram Meghwal: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

4. Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

5. Jayant Chaudhary: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education.

Ministers of State

1. Jitin Prasada: Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

2. Shripad Yesso Naik: Minister of State in the Ministry of Power and Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

3. Pankaj Chaudhary: Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance.

4. Krishan Pal: Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation.

5. Ramdas Athawale: Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

6. Ram Nath Thakur: Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

7. Nityanand Rai: Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

8. Anupriya Patel: Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

9. V. Somanna: Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.

10. Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani: Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Key Points

• The new Union Cabinet has opted for continuity, with several portfolios allocated along the lines of the previous NDA administration.

• Senior BJP leaders like Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, and S. Jaishankar will continue to lead the four key ministries of Home, Defence, Finance, and External Affairs, respectively.

• The Aviation Ministry has been given to TDP's Rammohan Naidu, replacing Jyotiraditya Scindia.

• BJP National President JP Nadda, who was part of Modi 1.0, is also back in the Cabinet.

• The new Council of Ministers comprises 11 ministers belonging to NDA partners such as TDP, JDU, LJP, Shiv Sena, and others.

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