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Narendra Modi Cabinet Highlights: Rajnath Singh Gets Defence, Home Affairs for Amit Shah, JP Nadda Bags Health

Narendra Modi 3.0 Cabinet Ministers Live Updates: The portfolios have been announced.

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Updated: 11 Jun 2024, 10:05 AM IST

<div class="paragraphs"><p>New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the first meeting of his new Cabinet, attended by the newly-inducted ministers, at the prime ministers 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence</p></div>

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the first meeting of his new Cabinet, attended by the newly-inducted ministers, at the prime ministers 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence

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Narendra Modi Cabinet 3.0 Ministers Portfolio Live News Updates: A day after Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term, along with his new Cabinet comprising 71 ministers, the Cabinet portfolios for ministers have been announced.

The prime minister will be in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, among others.

Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Amit Shah, S Jaishankar, and Nirmala Sitharaman are among the several ministers of the Modi 2.0 Cabinet who have retained their previous portfolios in the Modi 3.0 Cabinet.

The Rashtrapati Bhawan has released a communique in this regard on Monday, 10 June. In the new Cabinet, 30 ministers will hold Cabinet rank – including those from allies like TDP, JD(U), LJP, JDS, and HAM – 35 will be Ministers of State (MoS), and five will be Ministers of State with Independent Charge.

While most senior ministers of PM Modi's previous cabinet, including BJP leaders Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, S Jaishankar, and Nirmala Sitharaman, took oath along with the prime minister, nine new faces also took oath on Sunday. Stay tuned to The Quint for live updates!

BJP's two key allies the JD(U) and TDP got just one Cabinet minister post each.
BJP chief JP Nadda will also be part of the new Cabinet.
Among the Union Ministers, six are former chief ministers, namely Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Manohar Lal Khattar, Sarbananda Sonowal, Rajnath Singh, HD Kumaraswamy, and Jitan Ram Manjhi.
So far, only seven women have taken oath as ministers: Nirmala Sitharaman, Annapurna Devi, Anupriya Patel, Raksha Khadse among others.
The Cabinet has 27 ministers from OBC, 10 from Scheduled Castes, 5 from Scheduled Tribes and 5 from minority communities, Hindustan Times reported.
NCP is the first NDA ally likely to not get a Cabinet post.

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Updated at:10th Jun, 2024 at 8:31 PM

In a Historic Feat, PM Narendra Modi Returns For the 3rd Term

The oath-taking ceremony took place at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday 9 June. PM Modi took an oath for a third consecutive term, only the second PM after Jawaharlal Nehru to do so. The oath of office was administered by President Droupadi Murmu at the Bhavan's Forecourt. Read here

Updated at:10th Jun, 2024 at 10:40 AM

60 of 71 Ministers From BJP, Allies JDU & TDP Settle for 2 Each

Along with PM Modi, 71 ministers took oath out of which 60 are BJP leaders, two each from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Janata Dal United (JDU), and one each from the Janata Dal (Secular), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), Shiv Sena (SHS), Apna Dal (Soneylal), Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP-Ramvilas Paswan), and Republican Party of India (RPI).

While 30 MPs were inducted as Union Ministers, 41 others took oath as Ministers of State (MoS). Who are the ministers who took oath on Sunday? Find out here.

Updated at:10th Jun, 2024 at 10:40 AM

All Eyes on Portfolio Allocation; First Cabinet Meet Today

Now that the oath-taking ceremony is over, the focus has shifted to portfolio allocation and who gets what. The communique in this regard will be released by Rashtrapati Bhawan soon. Stay tuned as we bring to you live updates!

Updated at:10th Jun, 2024 at 10:40 AM

In Modi Cabinet 3.0, Some Surprise Entries and Some High Profile Exits

Who are the surprise entries this time?

1. JP Nadda: Jagat Prakash Nadda, currently the president of the BJP, served as the Health Minister in the first Modi Cabinet in 2014. Nadda's swearing in as a Cabinet Minister is surprising, considering the BJP's performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

2. Manohar Lal Khattar: Former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also took oath as the Cabinet Minister.

3. Jual Oram: One of BJP's tallest leaders in Odisha, Oram took oath as a Minister for the first time in 1998 when the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee created the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

4. Lalan Singh: Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh), the JD(U) MP from Munger in Bihar. A close aide of CM Nitish Kumar, this is Lalan Singh's first stint as a Union Cabinet Minister.

Read the full story here.

Updated at:10th Jun, 2024 at 10:40 AM

Some Old Faces, Some New: Major Leaders From South India in the Modi 3.0 Cabinet

As many as five Cabinet ministers and eight Ministers of State from the five south Indian states – Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh – were sworn into the Modi 3.0 government on Sunday, 9 June.

Two ministerial posts were given to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and one to Janata Dal (Secular), both of whom are the major regional allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Who are they? Find out here.

Updated at:10th Jun, 2024 at 11:00 AM

Yogi Adityanath Calls on Amit Shah

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called on Cabinet minister Amit Shah at the latter's residence ahead of the first meeting of the new government on Monday, 10 June.

Adityanath is said to have congratulated Shah on taking oath as a minister in the Cabinet.

Updated at:10th Jun, 2024 at 2:07 PM

Narendra Modi Assumes Office, Signs First File as New PM

After being sworn in as the prime minister for a third term, Narendra Modi signed his first file authorising the release of the 17th instalment of PM Kisan Nidhi, which is meant to benefit over 9 crore farmers and distribute Rs 20,000 crore.

Updated at:10th Jun, 2024 at 2:07 PM

S Jaishankar Meets Maldives President Muizzu

Union Minister S Jaishankar met Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, one of the invitees of the swearing-in ceremony held on Sunday.

"Delighted to call on President Dr Mohamed Muizzu of Maldives today in New Delhi. Look forward to India and Maldives working together closely," Jaishankar tweeted.

Updated at:10th Jun, 2024 at 2:07 PM

S Jaishankar Holds Meeting With Bangladesh PM

Cabinet minister S Jaishankar conducted a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following the swearing-in ceremony on Sunday.

Updated at:10th Jun, 2024 at 2:07 PM

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif Congratulates Modi on Swearing-in

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Narendra Modi for being sworn in as prime minister of India for a third term.

"Felicitations to @narendramodi on taking oath as the Prime Minister of India," he took to X to say.

Updated at:10th Jun, 2024 at 2:07 PM

'Didn't Want Ministerial Berth': Thrissur MP Suresh Gopi

After swearing-in as a Minister of State (MoS) in the third Modi government on 9 June, actor and BJP MP from Kerala Suresh Gopi indicated that he wanted to “get relieved from the Cabinet."

“I want to work as an MP. My stand was that I didn’t want it. I had told (the party) that I was not interested in it. I think I will be relieved soon...The people of Thrissur know very well. I will perform very well as an MP. I want to act in films. Let the party decide..." Gopi told Malayalam channel Manorama news.

Lashing out at Gopi, the Kerala Congress' unit asked, “Why this mockery of voters? Why don’t you tell your MP to first decide what he wants to do in life and most importantly stop this show in front of the media after taking oath in the name of God and the Constitution?”.