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Narendra Modi's Cabinet: Full list of 45 ministers

Narendra Modi, who will be sworn in as India's Prime Minister on Monday, will have a 45-member strong Council of Ministers. Out of these, 24 are Cabinet Ministers. Ten are Ministers of State with Independent Charge, while the rest are Ministers of State.



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Live: Smriti Irani may get HRD, Ravi Shankar Prasad Law and Telecom

Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi will be sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India on Monday. Modi along with his Cabinet will take oath at the Rashtrapati Bhawan at 6 PM. Around 3,500 Indian and foreign dignitaries will attend the ceremony, including leaders from all the seven SAARC nations.



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Modi's Cabinet: State-wise list of ministers

Narendra Modi's Cabinet is likely to have more members from some key states. Uttar Pradesh, which delivered him 73 out of 80 seats, is likely to get 8-9 Cabinet berths. Madhya Pradesh is likely to get five berths. Karnataka is likely to get four berths, including M Venkaiah Naidu who is Rajya Sabha member from the state.



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Here is what people expect from new PM Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi, the 63-year-old man who is behind the BJP's astonishing victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, will take oath as the 15th Prime Minister of India on Monday. The much awaited swearing-in ceremony, administered by President Pranab Mukherjee, is scheduled to take place at 6:00 pm in the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi.



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Live: BJP ally TDP likely to get the Civil Aviation Ministry, say sources

Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi will be sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India on Monday. Modi along with his Cabinet will take oath at the Rashtrapati Bhawan at 6 PM. Around 3,500 Indian and foreign dignitaries will attend the ceremony, including leaders from all the seven SAARC nations.



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Oath taking in the evening, the buck stops with PM Narendra Modi

The distance between Gujarat Bhawan in Chanakyapuri, the Diplomatic enclave of New Delhi, and the Prime Minister's official residence 7, Racecourse Road, is just 500 metres. Narendra Modi has covered that distance in 13 years. When Modi was made the Gujarat chief minister after the disastrous earthquake in Gujarat, nobody knew that he would reach the Prime Minister's residence in just 13 years.



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Narendra Modi's Cabinet: Full list of 45 ministers

Narendra Modi, who will be sworn in as India's Prime Minister on Monday, will have a 45-member strong Council of Ministers. Out of these, 24 are Cabinet Ministers. Ten are Ministers of State with Independent Charge, while the rest are Ministers of State.



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State-wise list of Modi's ministers: Hindi belt leads, no place for Rajasthan LS members

Narendra Modi's Cabinet is likely to have more members from some key states. Uttar Pradesh, which delivered him 73 out of 80 seats, is likely to get 8-9 Cabinet berths. Madhya Pradesh is likely to get five berths. Karnataka is likely to get four berths, including M Venkaiah Naidu who is Rajya Sabha member from the state.



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Modi Cabinet: Meritocracy the criteria, allies not given much space

Narendra Modi has stamped his authority on the new Union Cabinet by not bowing before the allies and also giving important portfolios to leaders who are likely to deliver the results quickly. He has broken the conventional experiments of ministerial quota being dependent on how many MPs an ally has. Despite winning many more seats than the Lok Janshakti Party, Telugu Desam Party and Shiv Sena are on the same page as the Ram Vilas Paswan-led LJP.



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Live: Modi takes oath as India's 15th PM, his ministers also sworn in

Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi will be sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India on Monday. Modi along with his Cabinet will take oath at the Rashtrapati Bhawan at 6 PM. Around 3,500 Indian and foreign dignitaries will attend the ceremony, including leaders from all the seven SAARC nations.



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