5 vacancies in BJP s parliamentary board: All eyes now on vacant BJP posts
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There are five vacancies in the BJP Parliamentary Board, the party’s highest decision-making body. These were caused by the passing away of Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Ananth Kumar, elevation of M Venkaiah Naidu to the post of Vice President of India and appointment of Thawar Chand Gehlot as Karnataka governor.
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BJP has filled the vacancy caused by Tamil Nadu unit chief L Murugan becoming an MoS by appointing former IPS officer of Karnataka cadre, K Annamalai, as the state party president.
With the much-anticipated expansion of the Council of Ministers done, BJP leaders are looking forward to some key appointments of office-bearers and allocation of responsibilities in the organisation in the coming days.
Cabinet expansion: 27 OBCs, 12 SCs, 8 STs in PM’s final line-up
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Even among the OBCs, special attention was paid on giving representation to castes which are lesser in numbers but together they all become a significant vote bank.
Union Cabinet Reshuffle: 15 ministers, 28 ministers of state take oath in mega expansion
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The Union Cabinet expansion exercise was an attempt to consolidate the OBC, SC and ST communities towards the BJP. On Wednesday, 43 ministers took oath out of which 14 are OBCs, 9 SCs and 4 STs. In all, the Cabinet has 27 OBCs, 12 SCs and 8 STs, who together constitute 61% of the Cabinet.
Updated Jul 8, 2021, 10:30 am IST
A total of 43 leaders were administered oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind
Kishan Reddy is culture, tourism and development of Northeast minister. (ANI)
New Delhi: Keeping in mind caste equations and regional aspirations ahead of crucial Assembly polls, especially in Uttar Pradesh, and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the much-awaited reshuffle and expansion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s Council of Ministers finally took place on Wednesday with the induction of many new, young leaders, some expected promotions and at least three shocking departures.
A total of 43 leaders were administered oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind, and the new faces included former Shiv Sena leader and a political heavyweight from Maharashtra s Konkan, Narayan Rane, former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, former Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, senior BJP leader Bhupendra Yadav, JD(U) s R.C.P. Singh and LJP s Pashupati Kumar Paras,
NEW DELHI: Wednesday’s mega reshuffle is a message signalling full support to regional leaders like Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh and B S Yesdyurappa in Karnataka, who have faced challenges but have earned the backing of the BJP brass.
The recast of the council of ministers has seen Uttar Pradesh end up with 15 members, with inclusions keeping in mind the upcoming assembly polls in the state which is crucial to BJP’s fortunes and will be seen as a bellwether result ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha poll. While Kurmis have been duly represented, a reshuffle of the Yogi ministry is also expected and some of the regional parties like the Nishad outfit and leaders from Rajbhar community are likely to bag berths. The ouster of Santosh Gangwar, who was junior minister with independent charge for labour, is a clear indication that state leaders will need to rally behind Yogi and accept him as leader.
4 top ministers, 8 others dropped, 7 elevated; many new faces in first big Modi 2.0 shakeup
Published : Jul 8, 2021, 7:08 am IST
Updated : Jul 8, 2021, 7:08 am IST
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President Ram Nath Kovind administers oath of office and secrecy to cabinet minister Mansukh Mandaviya, at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (PTI)
New Delhi: Keeping in mind caste equations and regional aspirations ahead of crucial Assembly polls, especially in Uttar Pradesh, and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the much-awaited reshuffle and expansion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s Council of Ministers finally took place on Wednesday with the induction of many new, young leaders, some expected promotions and at least three shocking departures.