Introducing The New Ministers In The New Modi 3.0 Government
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured 293 out of 543 Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 elections, with no single party achieving an outright majority.
In the Modi 3.0 government, Rao Inderjit Singh has been appointed Minister of State in the Culture Ministry, while Suresh Gopi will serve as Minister of State in the Tourism Ministry.
Shekhawat, born in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, in 1967, has been a prominent political figure, having been elected to the 16th, 17th, and now 18th Lok Sabha from Jodhpur. He thanked Prime Minister Modi for including him in the council of ministers for the third consecutive time, vowing to work diligently and meet the country’s expectations.
Prime Minister Modi’s core team, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, and S Jaishankar, will retain their respective portfolios of home, defence, finance, and external affairs. Shekhawat, along with these top ministers, holds a postgraduate degree, with an M.A. and M.Phil in Philosophy from JNV University, Jodhpur.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Tourism & Culture
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is the new Union Minister for Tourism & Culture. Hailing from Rajasthan, Shekhawat was earlier serving as Union Cabinet Minister in Ministry of Jal Shakti. He is a member of parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party representing Jodhpur in the Lok Sabha. Shekhawat, who was previously the Union Jal Shakti Minister, took oath alongside 30 other cabinet ministers, five ministers of state with independent charge, and 30 ministers of state.
Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Union Civil Aviation Minister
Telugu Desam Party MP Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu has become the 34th Union Minister of Civil Aviation as part of the new Council of Ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led cabinets, replacing Jyotiraditya Scindia. Naidu took oath as part of the new Council of Ministers on June 9. He contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from the Srikakulam constituency, a seat he has now won three times in a row.
Ashwini Vaishnaw retained as Union Minister of Railways
Ashwini Vaishnaw has retained the Railways Ministry and IT Ministry besides getting one heavyweight portfolio – Information and Broadcasting. Vaishnaw held the Railway Ministry since July 2021. He had replaced Piyush Goyal, who led the ministry from September 2017 to July 2021.
Suresh Gopi, BJP’s first Lok Sabha MP from Kerala, becomes MoS of Tourism
Actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi, BJP’s first Lok Sabha MP from Kerala, became the MoS of Tourism in the NDA Cabinet 3.0. Gopi, who recorded an unprecedented win for NDA from Thrissur constituency, has been made the Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas as well.
Murlidhar Mohol, 1st Time MP from Pune, becomes MoS of Civil Aviation
First-time MP from Pune and BJP leader Murlidhar Mohol has been inducted as Minister of State for Civil Aviation. He is a Member of Parliament from Pune Lok Sabha constituency and was elected Mayor of Pune in November 2019 replacing Mukta Tilak.
Ravneet Singh Bittu takes charge as new MoS in Ministry of Railways
Ravneet Singh Bittu has taken the oath as a Minister of State. He switched over from the Congress to the BJP just ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election and lost the polls from Punjab’s Ludhiana.
V Somanna gets the portfolio of Minister of State in Railways
BJP leader V Somanna is has been appointed as the Minister of State for Railways. He won the Tumkur Lok Sabha segment in the recent Lok Sabha polls. The Lingayat leader, who started off as member BBMP in 1983-87, has had his stint in all the three key political parties in the state—Janata Dal (erstwhile), Congress and BJP.
