On Sunday, Narendra Modi took the oath for his third consecutive term as Prime Minister of India, making history as the first PM since Jawaharlal Nehru to achieve this milestone. Alongside him, a total of 72 leaders were sworn in, forming the new Modi 3.0 ministry. Here is the comprehensive list of the cabinet ministers and key appointments in the new government:
Cabinet Ministers
Rajnath Singh – Retained his position as Union Defence Minister
Amit Shah – Continues as Union Home Minister
Nitin Gadkari – Retains his role as Union Minister of Road and Transport
JP Nadda – New entrant, BJP national chief
Shivraj Singh Chouhan – Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Nirmala Sitharaman – Retains the Finance portfolio
Dr. S. Jaishankar – Continues as External Affairs Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar – Former Haryana Chief Minister
HD Kumaraswamy – Chief of JD(S)
Piyush Goyal – Sworn in as Union Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan – Retains his previous position
Jitan Ram Manjhi – Founder of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)
Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh – Leader from JD(U)
Sarbananda Sonowal – BJP leader from Assam
Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu – Telugu Desam Party leader
Dr. Virendra Kumar – Continues as a Cabinet Minister
Jual Oram – Continues as Union Minister
Pralhad Joshi – Continues as Union Minister
Ashwini Vaishnaw – Retains the Railways portfolio
Giriraj Singh – Continues as Union Minister
Jyotiraditya Scindia – Retains his position
Bhupendra Yadav – Continues as Union Minister
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat – Retains his ministerial role
Annapurna Devi – Continues as Union Minister
Kiren Rijiju – Continues as Union Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya – Retains the Health portfolio
Hardeep Singh Puri – Continues as Union Minister
G. Kishan Reddy – Continues as Union Minister
Chirag Paswan – LJP-RV leader
CR Patil – New entrant, BJP Gujarat unit chief
Ministers of State with Independent Charge
Rao Inderjit Singh – Six-term MP
Jitendra Singh – Udhampur MP
Arjun Ram Meghwal – Bikaner MP
Prataprao Jadhav – Shiv Sena leader (Eknath Shinde faction)
Jayant Chaudhary – RLD leader
Ministers of State
Jitin Prasada – Joined BJP in 2021
Shripad Naik – North Goa MP
Pankaj Chaudhary – MoS (Finance)
Krishan Pal Gurjar – Faridabad MP
Ramdas Athawale – Republican Party of India chief
Nityanand Rai – Ujiyarpur MP
Anupriya Patel – Apna Dal leader
V Somanna – Tumkur seat MP
Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani – Leader from TDP
SP Singh Baghel – Agra MP
Shobha Karandlaje – Bangalore North MP
Kirti Vardhan Singh – Three-time BJP MP
BL Verma – Uttar Pradesh BJP vice president
Shantanu Thakur – Bangaon MP
Kamlesh Paswan – Bengal MP
Bandi Sanjay Kumar – Karimnagar MP
Ajay Tamta – Uttarakhand leader
Dr L Murugan – Rajya Sabha MP
Suresh Gopi – Actor-turned-politician
Ravneet Singh Bittu – Former Congress leader
Sanjay Seth – Ranchi MP
Raksha Khadse – Bengal MP
Bhagirath Choudhary – Ajmer MP
Satish Chandra Dubey – Rajya Sabha MP
Durgadas Uikey – Madhya Pradesh MP
Sukanta Majumdar – West Bengal BJP chief
Savitri Thakur – Madhya Pradesh MP
Tokhan Sahu – Bilaspur MP
Raj Bhushan Choudhary – Muzaffarpur MP
Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma – Andhra Pradesh leader
Harsh Malhotra – Former East Delhi Mayor
Nimuben Bambhaniam – Bhavnagar MP
Murlidhar Mohol – Former Pune Mayor
George Kurian – Kerala BJP state general secretary
Pabitra Margherita – Rajya Sabha MP from Assam
The BJP-led NDA secured 293 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha elections, with BJP itself winning 240 seats.
This term marks the first coalition government for Modi after the BJP fell short of the majority mark of 272 seats.
This diverse and extensive cabinet reflects Modi's focus on inclusive governance and coalition dynamics. The appointments indicate a strategic distribution of portfolios to accommodate various social groups and political allies.
