PM Narendra Modi expanded his cabinet, 19 new faces

Today, Modi expanded his cabinet and inducted 19 new ministers into his cabinet. However, none of the probables from AP. The newly elected ministers took the oath in the presence of the Indian President.

In his second cabinet expansion, Modi paved a red carpet to the MPs from Uttarkhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh eyeing the upcoming elections. Also, Dalit MP  Ramdas Athawale (Maharashtra) and lady candidate Anupriya Patel (Uttar Pradesh) were given the cabinet berth.

Below are the ministers newly inducted into Modi’s cabinet:

Faggan Singh Kulaste (Madhya Pradesh)

SS Ahluwalia (West Bengal)

Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi (Karnataka)

Vijay Goel (Rajasthan)

Rajen Gohain (Assom)

Anil Madhav Dave (Madhya Pradesh)

Parshottam Rupala (Gujarat)

MJ Akbar (Madhya Pradesh)

Arjun Ram Meghwal (Rajasthan)

Jaswantsinh Bhabhor (Gujarat)

Mahendra Nath Pandey (Uttar Pradesh)

Ajay Tamta (Uttarkhand)

Krishna Raj (Uttar Pradesh)

Mansukh Mandaviya (Gujarat)

CR Chaudhary (Rajasthan)

PP Chaudhary (Rajasthan)

Subhash Bhamre (Maharashtra)

Anupriya Singh Patel (Uttar Pradesh)

Ramdas Athawale (Maharashtra)