Gajendra Singh Shekhawat took oath as cabinet minister. Shekhawat has been the Water Power Minister at the Centre. Gajendra Singh, MP from Jodhpur seat of Rajasthan, is popular among the youth and farmers.
Modi Oath Ceremony: Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister for the third consecutive time on Sunday evening. He has become the second PM to do so after Nehru. After Modi, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, JP Nadda and Shivraj Singh Chauhan took oath. 72 ministers can take oath along with Modi. Apart from the leaders of 7 countries, film stars of the country also reached this ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. These include Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, Vikrant Massey and Rajkumar Hirani. Reliance Group Chairman Mukesh Ambani was also seen.
Modi went to Rajghat on Sunday morning and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. After this, he went to Atal ji's Samadhi and National War Memorial. In the morning, Modi held a meeting with potential ministers at his residence.
Jitan Ram Manjhi became cabinet minister
Jitan Ram Manjhi has taken oath as cabinet minister, he has also been the CM of Bihar, Manjhi became MLA for the first time in 1980.
Dharmendra Pradhan took oath as cabinet minister. In the previous Modi cabinet, Dharmendra Pradhan held the responsibility of Education, Skill and Development Minister.
Piyush Goyal took oath
Piyush Goyal took oath as Cabinet Minister, Piyush Goyal is considered to have a good grip on economic matters, he has been the Commerce and Industry Minister in the previous government. This time Piyush Goyal contested and won the election from Mumbai North.
HD Kumaraswamy took oath as Cabinet Minister
JDS chief HD Kumaraswamy has taken oath as Cabinet Minister. Kumaraswamy has been CM twice. This time he has become MP by winning Mandya seat of Karnataka. Kumaraswamy's hold on Vokkaliga vote bank is considered strong.
Manohar Lal Khattar has taken oath as Cabinet Minister. He has been the CM of Haryana twice. This time he has won from Karnal Lok Sabha seat.
S Jaishankar took oath as Cabinet Minister
S Jaishankar has taken oath as Cabinet Minister. He is a Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat. In the previous government, Jaishankar had handled the Ministry of External Affairs.
Nirmala Sitharaman took oath
Nirmala Sitharaman has taken oath as Cabinet Minister. In the previous government, she had handled the charge of Finance Minister. She is one of the most popular faces of BJP in the South.
Shivraj Singh Chauhan took oath as Minister
Shivraj Singh Chauhan has taken oath as Cabinet Minister. Shivraj Singh had won the Vidisha seat with record votes in the Lok Sabha elections. He has been the CM of Madhya Pradesh 4 times so far.
JP Nadda took oath after Gadkari
BJP President JP Nadda has also taken oath. His term as BJP President is ending this month. Nadda has also been a minister in the 2014 government before this.
Nitin Gadkari took oath
Nitin Gadkari has taken oath as Cabinet Minister. He is an MP from Nagpur. Gadkari became a minister for the first time in 1995.
Amit Shah took oath
Amit Shah took oath as cabinet minister. Shah has become MP from Gandhinagar for the second time in a row.
PM Modi-Rajnath Singh took oath
PM Narendra Modi has become the Prime Minister of the country for the third time in a row, 71 more ministers will take oath with him. President Draupadi Murmu administered the oath of PM to Modi. After him, Rajnath Singh took oath.
5 minority ministers will be in Modi's cabinet
5 minority ministers have been included in the cabinet of Modi government. 27 OBC faces are also included.