BJP leader Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s Prime Minister for a third consecutive term on Sunday. This marks a historic moment, as only Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of Independent India, has previously served three terms. On this significant day, 72 leaders were also sworn into the Modi 3.0 ministry.
The new Cabinet features 30 Cabinet Ministers, five Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and 36 Ministers of State.
Narendra Modi Cabinet 3.0
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for his third consecutive term as India’s prime minister on Sunday. The 73-year-old leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and his ministers took the oath of office, administered by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The new Modi 3.0 cabinet includes 72 ministers: 30 cabinet ministers, 5 ministers of state with independent charge, and 36 ministers of state.
Supporters enthusiastically cheered and chanted “Modi, Modi” as the prime minister, dressed in a white kurta and blue half-jacket, took his oath.
Senior ministers like Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and Piyush Goyal also took their oaths after Modi. Their specific roles will be announced later.
The new cabinet features seven former chief ministers, including Modi. The other former chief ministers are Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh), Rajnath Singh (Uttar Pradesh), Manohar Lal Khattar (Haryana), Sarbananda Sonowal (Assam), H. D. Kumaraswamy (Karnataka), and Jitan Ram Manjhi (Bihar).
In the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 240 seats, becoming the largest party. They will rely on support from regional parties like the Telugu Desam Party and Janata Dal (United) to govern the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre.
Dignitaries from neighboring countries and the Indian Ocean region attended the ceremony, including Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay.
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Ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi 3.0 Cabinet
Here is a comprehensive list of ministers of state who were sworn in with Prime Minister Modi:
| Ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi 3.0 Cabinet | |
|---|---|
| Ministers of State (Independent Charge) | Ministers of State |
| Rao Inderjit Singh | Jitin Prasada |
| Dr. Jitendra Singh | Sripad Yesso Naik |
| Arjun Ram Meghwal | Pankaj Chaudhary |
| Jayant Chaudhary | Krishan Pal |
| Prataprao Jadhav | Ramdas Athawale |
| Ramnath Thakur | |
| Nityanand Rai | |
| Anupriya Patel | |
| V Somanna | |
| Pemmasani Chandrasekhar | |
| SP Singh Baghel | |
| Shobha Karandlaje | |
| Kirti Vardhan Singh | |
| B L Verma | |
| Shantanu Thakur | |
| Suresh Gopi | |
| L Murugan | |
| Ajay Tamta | |
| Bandi Sanjay Kumar | |
| Kamlesh Paswan | |
| Bhagirath Choudhary | |
| Ravneet Singh | |
| Satish Dubey | |
| Sanjay Seth | |
| Durga Das Uikey | |
| Raksha Khadse | |
| Sukanta Majumdar | |
| Savitri Thakur | |
| Tokhan Sahu | |
| Raj Bhushan Choudhary | |
| BRS Verma | |
| Harsh Malhotra | |
| Nimuben Bambhniya | |
| Murlidhar Mohol | |
| George Kurian | |
| Pabitra Margherita | |
New Cabinet Ministers of the Modi-Led NDA Government
- Rajnath Singh, the former Union Defence Minister, was sworn in again on Sunday.
- Amit Shah, previously the Union Home Minister in Modi 2.0, has joined the new government.
- Nitin Gadkari, the former Union Minister of Road and Transport, is part of the newly-formed NDA government.
- JP Nadda, the BJP national chief, is a new member of Narendra Modi’s Cabinet.
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the ex-Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, has been given a Cabinet position.
- Nirmala Sitharaman, who previously managed the Finance portfolio, remains in the new government.
- Dr. S. Jaishankar, the former External Affairs Minister, continues in Modi 3.0.
- Manohar Lal Khattar, who resigned as Haryana Chief Minister in March, has received a Cabinet post.
- HD Kumaraswamy, the JD(S) chief, has been sworn in as a Union Minister in the Modi-led NDA government.
- Piyush Goyal, who secured his first Lok Sabha term after defeating a Congress candidate, is now a Union Minister.
- Dharmendra Pradhan, a Union Minister from the previous government, has been sworn in again.
- Jitan Ram Manjhi, founder of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), took oath as a Union Cabinet Minister.
- Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh from Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) took oath as a Union Cabinet Minister.
- Sarbananda Sonowal, a BJP leader from Assam, has been sworn in as a Union Minister.
- Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu from the Telugu Desam Party has joined the Modi-led NDA government.
- Dr. Virendra Kumar took oath as a Cabinet Minister in PM Modi’s third term.
- Jual Oram has been sworn in as a Union Minister in Modi 3.0.
- Pralhad Joshi took oath as a Union Minister on Sunday.
- Ashwini Vaishnaw, the former Railways Minister, took oath as a Union Cabinet Minister.
- Giriraj Singh has been sworn in as a Union Minister in the Modi-led NDA government.
- Jyotiraditya Scindia, who won his fifth Lok Sabha term, has been sworn in as a Union Minister.
- Bhupendra Yadav, the former Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, is part of Modi 3.0.
- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who won his third term from the Jodhpur Lok Sabha constituency, took oath as a Union Cabinet Minister.
- Annapurna Devi, a BJP leader, has been sworn in as a Union Minister in the Modi-led NDA government.
- Kiren Rijiju, a key minister since the BJP’s rise to power in 2014, took oath today.
- Mansukh Mandaviya, the former Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, took oath on Sunday.
- Hardeep Singh Puri, a Rajya Sabha member since 2018, has been sworn in as a Union Minister.
- GK Reddy took oath as a Union Minister in the newly formed NDA government.
- Chirag Paswan, whose party LJP-RV allied with NDA, took oath in Modi 3.0.
- CR Patil took oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Modi-led NDA government.
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Narendra Modi Cabinet 3.0 FAQs
Q.1. Who is the Prime Minister of India in the Modi 3.0 government?
Ans. Narendra Modi is serving as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term.
Q.2. How many ministers are in the new Modi 3.0 Cabinet?
Ans. The Modi 3.0 Cabinet includes 72 ministers: 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and 36 Ministers of State.
Q.3. Who are some of the senior ministers in the Modi 3.0 Cabinet?
Ans. Senior ministers include Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Dr. S. Jaishankar.
Q.4. Which former chief ministers are part of the Modi 3.0 Cabinet?
Ans. Former chief ministers include Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Rajnath Singh, Manohar Lal Khattar, Sarbananda Sonowal, H. D. Kumaraswamy, and Jitan Ram Manjhi.
Q.5. Who administered the oath of office to Narendra Modi and his ministers?
Ans. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Narendra Modi and his ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
