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In the newly formed Modi 3.0 government, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners from Bihar have secured significant cabinet positions, marking a shift in the coalition’s dynamics. Despite the BJP not achieving a full majority, coalition partners JD(U), LJP (Ram Vilas), and HAM have gained prominent roles.
Bihar Takes the Lead
Non-BJP MPs from Bihar have been allocated key cabinet positions:
JD(U): Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lallan Singh, is now the Minister of Panchayati Raj, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying.
Rajya Sabha MP Ram Nath Thakur serves as MoS for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
LJP (Ram Vilas): Chirag Paswan, leading with five Lok Sabha MPs, has been appointed Minister for Food Processing Industries.
HAM: Jitan Ram Manjhi has taken the portfolio of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises.
BJP Ministers from Bihar
Giriraj Singh: Union Minister of Textiles.
Raj Bhushan Choudhary: MoS, Jal Shakti.
Nityanand Rai: MoS, Home Affairs.
Other Key NDA Appointments
JD(S): HD Kumaraswamy, Heavy Industries and Steel Ministry.
TDP: Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, Ministry of Civil Aviation; Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, MoS for Rural Development and Communications.
Shiv Sena: Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao, MoS (Independent Charge), AYUSH, and Health and Family Welfare.
RLD: Jayant Chaudhary, MoS (Independent Charge), Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Education.
Apna Dal (Soneylal): Anupriya Patel, MoS, Health & Family Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers.
RPI: Ramdas Athawale, MoS, Social Justice and Empowerment.
Core Cabinet Retained
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has retained key ministers in his new cabinet:
Rajnath Singh: Defence Minister
Amit Shah: Home Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman: Finance Minister
S Jaishankar: Foreign Minister
Nitin Gadkari: Road Transport Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan: Education Minister
New Assignments
Several ministers have been assigned new portfolios:
Shivraj Singh Chauhan: Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development
JP Nadda: Health, Chemicals and Fertilizers
Manohar Lal Khattar: Energy Department
Kiren Rijiju: Parliamentary Affairs
Jyotiraditya Scindia: Communications Ministry
Ashwini Vaishnav: Railways, Information and Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology
These strategic appointments reflect the coalition’s emphasis on leveraging the strengths of its diverse partners to drive India’s governance and development.
