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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.