BJP Chief JP Nadda has returned as a minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is taking oath for a historic third term. Nadda, who was in charge of the health ministry in the first cabinet of PM Modi from 2014 to 2019, took charge as the BJP chief in 2020, replacing Amit Shah.
#WATCH | BJP leader JP Nadda takes oath as a Union Cabinet minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi pic.twitter.com/knM5gxYy58
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Seventy-one ministers are taking oath today along with PM Modi. The Council of Ministers includes several NDA allies, with the BJP falling short of a majority for the first time in a decade. Nadda’s return to the cabinet marks a significant development in Indian politics. His experience as the health minister and his leadership of the BJP make him a valuable asset to the Modi government. The spotlight will be on Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party, which won 16 seats, and Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United, which added 12 seats to the NDA tally. The BJP has won 240 seats, 32 seats short of majority. Other leaders expected to be included in the cabinet are Rashtriya Lok Dal’s Jayant Chaudhary, Lok Janashakti Party RV’s Chirag Paswan, Shiv Sena’s Pratap Rao Jadhav, HAM’s Jitan Ram Manjhi, AJSU’s Chandra Prakash Chaudhary, RPI’s Ramdas Athawale, Apna Dal’s Anupriya Patel, and Janata Dal Secular’s HD Kumaraswamy.
The oath-taking ceremony is being held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, marking a new chapter in Indian politics.