Cabinet Expansion: Prakash Javadekar elevated, 19 others sworn in as MoS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first major cabinet reshuffle held on Tuesday morning at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

19 new Ministers of State (Mos) take oath today. Only Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar elevated to Cabinet rank. Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat gain more.

Induction of firebrand leader Anupriya Singh Patel (Apna Dal) is a welcome step.

6 Ministers – Nihal Chand, Ram Shankar Katheria, Sanwar Lal Jat, Mansukhbhai Vasava, Mohan Kundaria, Siddeshwara resign from Modi Cabinet.

Prakash Javadekar (Cabinet)

Ministers of State (MoS):

1. Faggan Singh Kulaste
2. S S Ahluwalia
3. Ramesh Jigajinagi
4. Vijay Goel
5. Ramdas Athalwale
6. Rajan Gohain
7. Anil Madhav Dave
8. Parshottambhai Rupala
9. MJ Akbar
10. Arjun Ram Meghwal
11. Jaswant Sinh Bhabhor
12. Mahendra Nath Pandey
13. Ajay Tamta
14. Krishna Raj
15. Mansukh Mandaviya
16. Anupriya Patel
17. P P Chaudhary
18. C R Chaudhary
19. Subhash Ram Rao Bhamre.