India
The names of the selected ministers were chosen after accumulating feedback from senior ministers and party leaders.
Updated : Jul 07, 2021, 07:34 PM IST | Edited by : Riddhima Kanetkar
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a big Union Cabinet reshuffle, on Wednesday, appointed 43 new ministers and expanded it with new set of Council of Ministers.
The names of the selected ministers were chosen after accumulating feedback from senior ministers and party leaders. Also, factors like caste, age, gender, education, experience, etc. have been taken into account.
The oath ceremony for these new ministers began today around 6 pm at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Check the full list of names of new ministers, as reported by Zee News.
It is important to note that 12 ministers, so far, have resigned and many more are expected to quit in the coming days. The ministers who have quit include Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Harsh Vardhan, Santosh Gangwar, Sadanand Gowda, Ashwini Chaube, Babul Supriyo, Debasree Chauduri, Sanjay Dhotre, Rao Saheb Dhanve Patil, Ratan Lal Kataria, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, DV Sadananda.