Photos: Modi's cabinet expansion complete with 4 new cabinet ministers, 17 ministers of state

Photos: Modi's cabinet expansion complete with 4 new cabinet ministers, 17 ministers of state

FP Staff November 9, 2014, 15:21:41 IST

Those who took oath as ministers of state were Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Ram Kripal Yadav, Haribhai Parthibhai Choudhary, Sanwar Lal Jat, Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya, Giriraj Singh, Hansraj Ahir, Ram Shankar Katheria, TDP’s Y.S. Chowdary, Jayant Sinha, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Babul Supriyo, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and Vijay Sampla.

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Photos: Modi's cabinet expansion complete with 4 new cabinet ministers, 17 ministers of state
Former Goa CM Manohar Parrikar was the first to be sworn in as cabinet minsiter. Parrikar is the first Cabinet Minister from Goa and shares a good rapport with the Prime Minister.
Shiv Sena leader Suresh Prabhu was the second to be sworn in as cabinet minister. He is being touted as the next Railways Minister. Prabhu was also appointed as Modi's 'sherpa' to assist the Prime Minister at the upcoming G20 summit in Brisbane. Prabhu has represented the Rajapur Lok Sabha constituency in Konkan four times, from 1996 to 2009. He lost his seat in the 2009 general election. This is the same constituency which late Janata Party leader Madhu Dandavate had represented.
Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP from Himachal Pradesh JP Nadda also sworn in as Cabinet Minister
BJP leader from Haryana Birendra Singh also sowrn in as Cabinet Minister
Old BJP hand and former union minister for Railways Bandaru Dattatreya sworn in as minister of state. Bandaru is a Lok Sabha MP from Secundarabad, Telangana
BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy sworn in as Minister of State
Doctor Mahesh Sharma, owner of Kailash Hospitals and MP from Gautambudh Nagar takes oath as Minister of State
Rajya Sabha MP Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi sworn in as Minister of State with independent charge
Former RLD leader from Bihar Ram Kripal Yadav also sworn in as Minister of State. He defeated RJD chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti in Lok Sabha elections.
Mohan Kundariya, first time MP from Rajkot also sworn in as minister of state
BJP leader from Gujarat Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary takes oath as Minister of State
Sanwar Lal Jat, MP from Ajmer who defeated Congress leader Sachin Pilot, also sworn in as minister of state
Hansraj Ahir, Backward class leader from Maharashtra, who also exposed the coal scam, sworn in as Minister of State
Ram Shankar Katheriya sworn in as MoS
BJP MP Giriraj Singh sworn in as Minister of State. He is an upper caste Bhumihar leader from Bihar.
TDP MP YS Chowdary sworn in as Minister of State. He is considered to be close to TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu
Hazirabagh MP Jayant Sinha, son of Yashwant Sinha and BJP's non-tribal face in Jharkhand also sworn in as MoS. He is also an IIT and Harvard graduate and has worked with McKinsey in the past
MP from Jaipur Rural and internationally acclaimed shooter Rajyavardhan Rathore takes oath as MoS
Popular Singer and BJP leader from West Bengal Babul Supriyo takes oath as MoS
Fatehpur MP, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, known to be a fiery speaker, also sworn in as MoS
BJP leader Vijay Sampla, MP from Hishiapur and Dalit face from Punjab sworn in as MoS
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