From Shivraj Chouhan To Jitan Ram Manjhi, Former Chief Ministers Now A Part of Team Modi At Centre

Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India for the third time at Rashtrapati Bhavan along with 71 Ministers as part of the Union Cabinet in New Delhi on Sunday.

Led by the Prime Minister, the new Team includes 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of State with Independent Charge and 36 Ministers of State (MoS).

Narendra Modi’s newly sworn-in Cabinet has a lot of fresh faces as well as some former chief ministers.

Take A Look At Former Chief Ministers Inducted In Modi 3.0 Cabinet-

• Shivraj Singh Chouhan (BJP MP from Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh): He served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from 2005 to 2018 and again from 2020 to 2023.
• Manohar Lal Khattar (BJP MP from Karnal, Haryana): He served as the 10th Chief Minister of Haryana from 2014 till his resignation from the post earlier this year in March.
• HD Kumaraswamy (JD(S) MP from Mandya, Karnataka): He served as the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2018 to 2019 and previously from 2006 to 2007.
• Sarbananda Sonowal (BJP MP from Dibrugarh, Assam): He served as the 14th Chief Minister of Assam from 2016 to 2021.
• Jitan Ram Manjhi (HAM MP from Gaya (SC), Bihar): He served as the 23rd Chief Minister of Bihar from May 2014 to February 2015.
• Rajnath Singh (BJP MP from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh): He served as the 19th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2000 to 2002.