In the formation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third government, there was a significant focus on maintaining continuity while also adjusting to coalition dynamics. Here are the main highlights and portfolio allocations from the latest Cabinet reshuffle:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Portfolios
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will oversee the following key areas:
- Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
- Department of Atomic Energy
- Department of Space
- Portfolios not allocated to any other minister
Key Cabinet Ministers and Their Portfolios
- Rajnath Singh: Minister of Defence
- Amit Shah: Minister of Home Affairs
- Nirmala Sitharaman: Minister of Finance
- S Jaishankar: Minister of External Affairs
Newly Inducted Ministers and Their Portfolios
- JP Nadda: Minister of Health
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Minister of Agriculture
- Manohar Lal Khattar: Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Minister of Power
Changes in Portfolios for Existing Ministers
- Mansukh Mandaviya: Minister of Labour and Employment; Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
- Pralhad Joshi: Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Minister of New and Renewable Energy
- Jyotiraditya Scindia: Minister of Communications; Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region
- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Minister of Culture; Ministry of Tourism
- Kiren Rijiju: Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Ministry of Minority Affairs
Ministers Retaining Their Portfolios
- Nitin Gadkari: Minister of Road Transport and Highways
- Sarbananda Sonowal: Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
- Bhupendra Yadav: Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Virendra Kumar: Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
- Ashwini Vaishnaw: Minister of Railways; Minister of Electronics and Information Technology; new portfolio of Information and Broadcasting
- Piyush Goyal: Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Dharmendra Pradhan: Union Minister for Education
- Hardeep Singh Puri: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Allies in the Cabinet
- Telugu Desam Party (TDP)
- Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu: Minister of Civil Aviation
- Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar: Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications
- Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
- Chirag Paswan: Minister of Food Processing Industries
- Shiv Sena
- Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush; Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Janata Dal (Secular)
- HD Kumaraswamy: Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises; Ministry of Steel
- Hindustani Awam Morcha
- Jitan Ram: Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
- Janata Dal (United)
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh): Minister of Panchayati Raj; Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
- Ram Nath Thakur: Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
- Rashtriya Lok Dal
- Jayant Chaudhary: Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
First-Time MPs and Their Portfolios
- Suresh Gopi (BJP): Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas; Minister of State for Tourism
- Ravneet Singh Bittu: Minister of State for Food Processing Industries; Minister of State for Railways
Political Reactions
National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah criticized the BJP, suggesting that the NDA partners did not receive significant portfolios, implying limited influence in the government’s core decision-making processes.
This reshuffle reflects a balance between continuity and the necessity to accommodate coalition partners, ensuring that experienced leaders retain critical roles while bringing fresh faces into the Cabinet.
