Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath with 71 ministers yesterday to form the new coalition government. President Droupadi Murmu administered the youth, marking the beginning of the ‘Modi 3.0’. Of the 72 ministers, including the Prime Minister, 30 are Cabinet Ministers, five independent charge, and 36 Ministers of State.
The portfolios will be announced shortly today.
HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal (Secular), who took oath after Mr Khattar, was the first leader from any of the BJP’s allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to take oath. Soon after, Janata Dal (United) leader Lalan Singh, a close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, also took the oath.