BJP Chief JP Nadda Rejoins Modi 3.0 Cabinet as Minister, Seventy-One Ministers Take Oath

JP Nadda, the chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has officially made a comeback as a minister in the newly formed cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his third term in office. This significant development took place as a total of seventy-one ministers, including Nadda, were sworn in today at the prestigious Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Notably, JP Nadda previously served as the health minister in the initial cabinet lineup of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from 2014 to 2019. Following this role, he assumed the position of BJP chief in 2020, succeeding the incumbent Home Minister Amit Shah, who also holds a pivotal role as the party’s chief strategist.

During September 2022, with merely four months remaining in his tenure as BJP chief, JP Nadda was granted an extension until the conclusion of this year’s general election, ensuring his continuation at the party’s helm.

The collective group of ministers who took the oath of office today represented various political ideologies and alliances, with the BJP falling short of a majority for the first time in a decade. Noteworthy allies included the Telugu Desam Party led by Chandrababu Naidu, which secured sixteen seats, and the Janata Dal United, led by Nitish Kumar, with an additional twelve seats contributing to the NDA tally.

Among the prominent leaders who were inducted into the cabinet today were K Rammohan Naidu and Chandrasekhar Pemmasani from the Telugu Desam Party, as well as Lallan Singh and Ramnath Thakur from the Janata Dal United.

Speculations also point towards the likely inclusion of several other leaders such as Jayant Chaudhary from the Rashtriya Lok Dal, Chirag Paswan from the Lok Janashakti Party RV, Pratap Rao Jadhav from the Shiv Sena, Jitan Ram Manjhi from HAM, Chandra Prakash Chaudhary from AJSU, Ramdas Athawale from RPI, Anupriya Patel from Apna Dal, and HD Kumaraswamy from Janata Dal Secular.

The diverse composition of the newly formed cabinet illustrates a promising start to Modi 3.0, setting the stage for collaborative governance and inclusive decision-making in the political landscape of India.