Modi Cabinet Expansion: The 21 Lucky Ministers Who Was Sworn in Today

The 21 Lucky Ministers Who Was Sworn in Today

Former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and three others were on Sunday inducted into the Union Cabinet as Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his Council of Ministers, bringing in 21 new ministers as Shiv Sena kept away from the exercise. Suresh Prabhu, a former Shiv Sainik and Power minister in Vajpayee government, senior BJP leader J P Nadda
and Jat leader from Haryana Birender Singh, who joined BJP ahead of Assembly elections, were the other Cabinet ministers to take oath of office and secrecy at a function in the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Bandaru Dattatreya, Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Mahesh Sharma took oath as Ministers of State (Independent Charge).

The day was not without its share of drama with unresolved issues between Shiv Sena and BJP in Maharashtra stopping Sena MP Anil Desai from taking oath. It is said that he returned to Mumbai from the airport after arriving in the national capital today morning. Parrikar is considered close to PM Modi and has been often hailed as a man with administrative acumen and a clean image.