Union Cabinet reshuffle: Factors, criterion and the inside story
The Prime Minister has in the recent past held several rounds of consultations with senior party colleagues including BJP chief Amit Shah, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before expanding his Council of Ministers.
Jul 05, 2016, 10:11 AM IST
PM Modi expands Council of Ministers, Javadekar promoted; Akbar, Athawale, Anupriya among 19 new faces
PM Narendra Modi inducted many new faces as he expanded his Council of Ministers on Tuesday in a gala ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prakash Javadekar, who currently serves as MoS Environment, was elevated to the Cabinet rank, while senior ministers like Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh, Manohar Parrikar and Sushma Swaraj retained their cabinet posts. 19 other leaders from various states took oath as ministers in today's Cabinet expansion.
Jul 05, 2016, 09:16 AM IST
