From Kumaraswamy to Chirag Paswan: Meet the fresh faces in Modi government 3.0

(L-R) Chirag Paswan, HD Kumaraswamy and Jitam Ram Manjhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was administered the oath of office for a record third term by President Droupadi Murmu at a grand event on the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.

Besdies PM Modi, as many as 71 ministers also took oath and will soon be allocated portfolios as the NDA 3.0 government takes shape.

Several new faces will be part of Modi's new council of ministers in his third term in office. This includes a number of leaders belonging to other NDA parties.

JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy, HAM (Secular) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi, JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan', TDP's K Ram Mohan Naidu and LJP-RV leader Chirag Paswan are now part of the Modi ministry. Each of these five allies got one cabinet berth each.

Here's a list of the new faces in Modi 3.0 Cabinet:

1. ML Khattar (BJP): Former Haryana CM, now Union minister; won Karnal seat by 2,32,577 votes.
2. HD Kumaraswamy (JDS): Former Karnataka CM; joined Cabinet due to BJP-JD(S) alliance.
3. Shivraj Singh Chouhan (BJP): Ex-MP CM; won Vidisha seat with 8,21,408 votes.
4. Jayant Choudhary (RLD): RLD leader; won two seats in UP, now in Modi Cabinet.
5. Lalan Singh (JDU): Former JD(U) national president
6. Jitan Ram Manjhi (HAM): Former Bihar CM; now a Union Minister for the first time.
7. Jitin Prasada (BJP): Pilibhit MP and former Congress leader
8. Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu (TDP): Three-time MP from Srikakulam; youngest minister in new Cabinet.
9. Chirag Paswan (LJP): Won from Hajipur, Bihar; son of former minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
10. Bandi Sanjay Kumar (BJP): BJP national general secretary; MoS in Modi Cabinet.
11. Ram Nath Thakur (JDU): Two-time Rajya Sabha MP; son of former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur.
12. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani (TDP): Richest candidate in 2024 elections
13. Suresh Gopi (BJP): Actor-turned-politician; first BJP MP from Kerala, won Thrissur seat.
14. Pratap Rao Jadhav (Shiv Sena): Buldhana MP; former state minister.
15. V Somanna (BJP): Tumakuru MP; former Karnataka minister.
16. Kirti Vardhan Singh (BJP): Gonda MP; MoS in Modi Cabinet.
17. Kamlesh Paswan (BJP): Bansgaon MP; first-time minister in Modi government.
18. Satish Chandra Dubey (BJP): Rajya Sabha MP; MoS in new Modi government.
19. Sukanta Majumdar (BJP): Belurghat MP; will serve as MoS
20. Raksha Khadse (BJP): MP from Maharashtra's Raver and daughter-in-law of former BJP leader Eknath Khadse
21. Ravneet Singh Bittu (BJP): MoS in NDA Cabinet despite Ludhiana seat loss
22. Ajay Tamta (BJP): Almora MP; former Uttarakhand minister
23. Harsh Malhotra (BJP): Won East Delhi seat and is a first-time minister.
24. Annapurna Devi (BJP): Koderma MP; inducted into Modi Cabinet.
25. Sanjay Seth (BJP): Jharkhand leader; MoS in Modi Cabinet.
26. Durgadas Uikey (BJP): Betul MP; former teacher, now MoS.
27. Bhagirath Chaudhary (BJP): Ajmer MP; won by 7 lakh votes, will get MoS rank.