Update- changes at cabinet level-
Prakash Javadhekar has been given HRD ministry, Smithi Irani who previously held this post has been moved to textiles ministry. environment ministry has been gifted to Dr Harsh Vardhan. Venkaiah Naidu is given the additional responsibility of I and B minister, Vijay Goel is the new sports minister, Jayanth Sinha has be reshuffled to civil aviation. Ravi Shankar Prasad, has now been assigned Law ministry.
What?
Prime minister Narendhra Modi reshuffled his cabinet again but this is the first major cabinet shuffle since 2014. 19 new member were added into the cabinet, while 5 junior cabinet ministers resigned to make way for the new ministers, since the cabinet can hold only 82 members. This new cabinet has 78 member which is more than what the previous PM Manmohan Singh's cabinet strength.
When?
It happened on June 5th. Modi had tea with them in the evening and urged them to start preparing for the parliament.
Where?
The MP's were predominantly from the north, with 3 MPs each from states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, while there were 4 from Rajasthan.
Who?
MJ Akbar: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh
SS Ahluwalia: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Darjeeling
Ramesh Chandappa Jigjinagi: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Bijapur
Parshottam Rupala: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat
Anil Madhav Dave: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh
Arjun Ram Meghwal: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Bikaner
Vijay Goel: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan
Rajen Gohain: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Nawgong
Mahendra Nath Pandey: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Chandauli
CR Chaudhary: BJP MP from Nagaur
PP Chaudhary: BJP MP from Pali
Ramdas Athawale: RPI Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra
Subhash Ramrao Bhamre: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Dhule
Jaswant Sinh Bhabhor: BJP MP from Dahod
Mansukh Mandaviya: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat
Faggan Singh Kulaste: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Mandla
Ajay Tamta, BJP Lok Sabha MP from Almora
Anupriya Singh Patel, Apna Dal MP from Mirzapur
Minister of state for Environment Prakash Javadhekar has been elevated to Cabinet rank.
And so
It is said Amit Shaw role has been predominant in the reshuffle.
New portfolio's have been created to accommodate the large number of ministers. Though this like an election ploy, to carter to the voters for the upcoming UP elections, or is this shuffle targeted to help in improving the efficiency of governance we will have to wait and see.
Prakash Javadhekar has been given HRD ministry, Smithi Irani who previously held this post has been moved to textiles ministry. environment ministry has been gifted to Dr Harsh Vardhan. Venkaiah Naidu is given the additional responsibility of I and B minister, Vijay Goel is the new sports minister, Jayanth Sinha has be reshuffled to civil aviation. Ravi Shankar Prasad, has now been assigned Law ministry.
Ananth Kumar got the Parliamentary Affairs ministry.
What?
Prime minister Narendhra Modi reshuffled his cabinet again but this is the first major cabinet shuffle since 2014. 19 new member were added into the cabinet, while 5 junior cabinet ministers resigned to make way for the new ministers, since the cabinet can hold only 82 members. This new cabinet has 78 member which is more than what the previous PM Manmohan Singh's cabinet strength.
When?
It happened on June 5th. Modi had tea with them in the evening and urged them to start preparing for the parliament.
Where?
The MP's were predominantly from the north, with 3 MPs each from states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, while there were 4 from Rajasthan.
Who?
MJ Akbar: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh
SS Ahluwalia: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Darjeeling
Ramesh Chandappa Jigjinagi: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Bijapur
Parshottam Rupala: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat
Anil Madhav Dave: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh
Arjun Ram Meghwal: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Bikaner
Vijay Goel: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan
Rajen Gohain: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Nawgong
Mahendra Nath Pandey: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Chandauli
CR Chaudhary: BJP MP from Nagaur
PP Chaudhary: BJP MP from Pali
Ramdas Athawale: RPI Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra
Subhash Ramrao Bhamre: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Dhule
Jaswant Sinh Bhabhor: BJP MP from Dahod
Mansukh Mandaviya: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat
Faggan Singh Kulaste: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Mandla
Ajay Tamta, BJP Lok Sabha MP from Almora
Anupriya Singh Patel, Apna Dal MP from Mirzapur
Minister of state for Environment Prakash Javadhekar has been elevated to Cabinet rank.
And so
It is said Amit Shaw role has been predominant in the reshuffle.
New portfolio's have been created to accommodate the large number of ministers. Though this like an election ploy, to carter to the voters for the upcoming UP elections, or is this shuffle targeted to help in improving the efficiency of governance we will have to wait and see.
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