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Union Cabinet expansion live: 43 leaders likely to take oath as ministers
As many as 43 leaders are set to take oath as ministers in the new and revamped Union Cabinet. The expansion comes ahead of key assembly elections lined up next year. Stay with TOI for all live updatesRead Less
PM Modi, Amit Shah and senior ministers are at Rashtrapati Bhavan for the swearing in of the leaders
Union Cabinet expansion: BJP MP Babul Supriyo says 'asked to resign', then adds a correction
The swearing in of new ministers will begin shortly
Seven current ministers are set to be promoted in the new Cabinet
President Kovind has accepted the resignation of 12 ministers
These are DV Sadananda Gowda, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Prakash Javadekar, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Babul Supriyo, Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao, Rattan Lal Kataria, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Debasree Chaudhuri
Union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar quit ahead of Cabinet rejig
BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia leaves from his residence. He is expected to be a part of the new Cabinet and take oath as a minister later in the evening
Union Cabinet expansion live: 43 leaders likely to take oath as ministers
Jyotiraditya Scindia, Pashupati Kumar Paras, Bhupender Yadav, Anupriya Patel, Shobha Karandlaje, Meenakshi Lekhi, Ajay Bhatt, Anurag Thakur to also take the oath.
Dr Harsh Vardhan, other Ministers resign ahead of Union Cabinet expansion today
Ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion at 6 pm, several Union Ministers, including Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, resigned from their posts on Wednesday. Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar have also submitted their resignations. Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meet at Lok Kalyan Marg with BJP MPs, ahead of cabinet expansion.
Babul Supriyo, MoS Environment, Forest & Climate Change resigns from the Council of Ministers ahead of Union Cabinet reshuffle.
Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre resigns from Union Cabinet: PTI quoting sources
Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda says he has resigned from Union Council of Ministers
Will go to President's House today. I am hopeful: BJP MP Nisith Pramanik, on being asked about Union Cabinet expansion
(ANI)
43 leaders will take oath as Union Ministers in the Union Cabinet expansion, to be held later today
Around 43 leaders are expected to be sworn in as Union Ministers in the Union Cabinet expansion on Wednesday evening, said sources. "Forty-three leaders will take oath as Ministers in the Union Cabinet expansion, to be held later today," the sources said. Earlier the sources said that expansion will happen at 6.00 pm on Wednesday. This came after the conclusion of the high-level meeting at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence in the national capital. Read more
21 new faces likely in Modi2.0, Bihar tipped for lion's share
A new look Modi government will be unveiled on Wednesday evening as 21 new faces find their way into the Council of Ministers. This will be the first big reshuffle of Modi2.0 and the names have been arrived at after much distillation and confabulations, looking at 2022 election scenario with five states, including Uttar Pradesh headed for polls. The reshuffle is likely to be dominated by Bihar with Janata Dal United making a comeback followed by BJP nominations from Bengal. The prominent names include Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sushil Modi, Sarbananda Sonowal, Narayan Rane and West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh who will be part of the massive reshuffle of the Union Cabinet. Read more
Minister of State for Women and Child Development Debasree Chaudhuri has resigned from Union Cabinet: PTI quoting sources
Labour minister Santosh Gangwar resigns ahead of Union Cabinet reshuffle
Meeting underway at PM Modi's residence ahead of Union Cabinet expansion at 6 pm
Ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion at 6 pm, a high-level meeting is underway Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in the national capital. Most senior National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders and Union Cabinet Ministers are present in the meeting. These leaders include Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, BJP leaders Meenakshi Lekhi, Sarbananda Sonowal, Parshottam Rupala, Nisith Pramanik, Janata Dal (United) leader RCP Singh, and Lok Janshakti Party leader Pashupati Paras. The reshuffle and expansion of the union council of ministers, the first in the second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is likely to see record induction of members from OBC and SC communities.