Modi Cabinet 2024 Full List: New Inductions and Key Highlights

Modi Cabinet 2024 Full List: Key Highlights

Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi is set to take the oath on Sunday for a third consecutive term as the head of a coalition government, following two full terms where the BJP held a majority. This tenure will see Modi, aged 73, equalling Jawaharlal Nehru’s record of three consecutive terms after winning the 1952, 1957, and 1962 general elections.

Cabinet Inductions and Expected Changes

Telugu Desam Party (TDP)

• Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu from Srikakula and Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani from Guntur are likely to be inducted. Naidu is expected to secure a cabinet minister position, while Pemmasani may get a minister of state berth. This information was confirmed by former TDP MP Galla Jayadev via a post on X.

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Election Results and Opposition Response

• The BJP retained power but experienced a drop in its Lok Sabha seat count, falling to 240 from the previous 303, missing the majority mark of 272. The Congress party mentioned that its leaders had not yet received invitations for the swearing-in ceremony. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee declared that her party would not attend the event.

Senior Leaders and Allies’ Consultation

• Prominent BJP figures such as Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, along with party president J P Nadda, have been in discussions with allies like N Chandrababu Naidu (TDP), Nitish Kumar (JD(U)), and Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena) to finalize their representation in the new government.

Key Portfolios and Heavyweights

• The BJP is expected to retain crucial portfolios such as Home, Finance, Defence, and External Affairs, along with Education and Culture. Allies are projected to receive between five to eight cabinet positions.
• Confirmed names within the BJP include Shah and Singh, while former chief ministers like Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Basavaraj Bommai, Manohar Lal Khattar, and Sarbananda Sonowal are strong candidates for ministerial roles.

Allies in the New Government

• Ram Mohan Naidu (TDP), Lalan Singh, Sanjay Jha, and Ram Nath Thakur (JD(U)), and Chirag Paswan (Lok Janshakti Party) are among the allies expected to join the cabinet. Sources indicate that either Singh or Jha will be included from the JD(U) quota.

Likely Cabinet Ministers in NDA Government 3.0

Stay tuned for the official swearing-in ceremony on Sunday to confirm these appointments and witness the beginning of the new term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet.