Modi's Era Begins: Here are the Names of Council of Ministers


Uma Bharti: Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti is Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. A firebrand leader and Hindutva mascot, Uma Bharti has always hogged the limelight in her political career.

This is the second time that the saffron clad leader, often referred to as 'sadhvi', has become a Union minister in an NDA government. Bharti came to prominence during the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi movement. She had served as Minister both in the state of Madhya Pradesh and as Union Minister in the Cabinet.

Ram Vilas Paswan: The Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan is taking charge of consumer affairs, food and public distribution portfolios. A seasoned politician, Paswan is credited with removing the tag of 'political untouchability' from Narendra Modi by being the first to rejoin the NDA that he had quit following the 2002 Gujarat riots. Known in political circles for correctly taking decisions, the 67-year-old Lok Janshakti Party leader will be a prominent Dalit face of the new government.

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