After BJP's win in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Result and the crucial NDA meeting in New Delhi, Narendra Modi is set to take oath for his third consecutive term as the Prime Minister Of India today.
The oath taking ceremony is scheduled for 7:15 PM tonight. However, along with Modi starting his historic term, the Modi 3.0 Cabinet will also be announced. As per reports and top sources, a number of outgoing ministers and seasoned politicians are expected to retain their offices.
Modi 3.0 Cabinet - Who Is Making The Cut?
As per sources close to the matter, outgoing ministers such as Nitin Gadkari, Rajanth Singh, Piyush Goyal, Amit Shah and Jyotiraditya Scindia are likely to retain their offices and be sworn in as union cabinet ministers once again.
Along with them, both Rajya Sabha MPs Nirmala Sitharaman and Dr S Jaishankar are likely to retain their positions in the Modi 3.0 government as the finance and external affairs ministers.
As per news agency ANI, the leaders invited to Modi's tea meeting ahead of the swearing-in ceremony tonight are expected to be part of the council of ministers for the BJP leader's third term.
Modi 3.0 Cabinet - List Of Probable Ministers
Amit Shah
Rajnath Singh
Nirmala Sitharaman
Jitendra Singh
S Jaishankar
Nitin Gadkari
Piyush Goyal
Hardeep Singh Puri
Dharmendra Pradhan
Sarbananda Sonowal
Mansukh Mandaviya
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Nityanand Rai
Kiren Rijiju
Rao Inderjeet Singh
Arjun Meghwal
Bhupender Yadav
Pralhad Joshi
Jitin Prasada
HD Kumaraswamy
Anupriya Patel
Jayant Chaudhary
CR Patil
Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Kishen Reddy
Jyotiraditya Scindia
Savitri Thakur
Jitan Ram Majhi
Ajay Tamta
Chirag Paswan
Ram Mohan Naidu
Pemmasani Chandra Shekar
Ramdas Athawale
Raksha Khadse
Pratap Rao Jadhav
Ramnath Thakur
Sudesh Mahto
Bandi Sanjay
Shobha Karandlaje
Kamaljit Sehrawat
Harsh Malhotra
Virendra Khatik
Durgadas Uikey
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Sripad Naik
Lalan Singh
ML Khattar
Suresh Gopi
BL Verma
Jitin Prasada
Krishan Pal Gurjar
Apart from key faces of the Modi 2.0 cabinet, leaders from ally parties such as TDP, JD(U) and others are likely to be inducted into the third cabinet.
From the Telugu Desam Parth, Ram Mohan Naidu and Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani have been named as probably ministers.
From the Janta Dal United part, Lalan Singh and Ram Nath Thakur are on the list. From LJP and Apna Dal, Chirag Paswan and Anupriya Patel have made it to the list.
Lastly, from Janata Dal Secular HD Kumaraswamy and Jayant Chaudhary from the Rashitriya Lok Dal have been named are probable ministers.
After enjoying a majority rule for the past 10 years, Narendra Modi-led BJP failed to secure a majority. However, after joining hands with other NDA allies such as Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP and Nitish Kumar's JD(U), the BJP-NDA alliance came forward to stake their claim on the government by a narrow margin.
The oath taking ceremony will take place at 7:15 PM on Sunday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
