Modi 3.0 along with 72 ministers and 9 new faces
The third time Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath yesterday to the coalition of government. He along with 72 ministers, where 30 of them are Cabinet Ministers, 36 Ministers of State and 5 are independent.
Prime Minister Modi, 73, will lead a coalition government in his third term, known as Modi 3.0. Following a landslide victory after 10 years of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) rule. This marks the first time since he became Prime Minister in 2014 that he will head a coalition. He is the second Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to be elected for three consecutive terms.
The oath ceremony is being held on the lawns of Rashtrapati Bhavan. With the weather office forecasting a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius in the national capital. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to PM Modi, followed by Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, and Nitin Gadkari. JP Nadda, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Nirmala Sitharaman, S. Jaishankar, and Manohar Lal Khattar also took the oath.
Modi 3.0 along with 72 ministers and 9 new faces
HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal (Secular) was the first leader from any of the BJP’s allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to take the oath, followed by Janata Dal (United) leader Lalan Singh. From the northeast, Sarbananda Sonowal and Kiren Rijiju were sworn in. Virendra Kumar, an eight-time MP and prominent Scheduled Castes face of the BJP, was inducted into the government after winning from Madhya Pradesh’s Tikamgarh reserved seat.
Supporters cheered loudly as their leaders approached the mic to be administered the oath by the President. Jyotiraditya Scindia’s induction into the Modi 3.0 council of ministers cemented his importance in the BJP since he left the Congress four years ago, marking his second stint in the Union cabinet. Hardeep Singh Puri, the former diplomat who helped India navigate through two back-to-back oil crises, was also sworn in.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan solidified his status as the “real” political heir of his father, Ram Vilas Paswan, with his induction into the government, marking a significant comeback in Bihar’s turbulent political landscape.