Published 21:40 IST, June 9th 2024
Modi 3.0 Cabinet Shake-Up: Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur Among 34 Ministers Dropped | Full List
BJP leaders such as Smriti Irani and Anurag Thakur were notably absent from the finalised Cabinet lineup.
Advertisement
New Delhi: When new Narendra Modi 3.0 government was sworn in at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Sunday, several notable figures from previous Modi 2.0 ministration (2019-2024) were absent from list of ministers taking oath. Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur, and Narayan Rane, along with 34 or BJP leers, didn't find a place in Modi 3.0 cabinet. Irani, who previously served as Women and Child Development Minister, lost Lok Sabha election from Uttar Presh’s Amethi to Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma. Take a peek at prominent BJP leers who were dropped from Modi 3.0 government.
Modi Cabinet 3.0: List of Ministers Dropped
| S.No. | NAME OF MINISTER | POSITION IN MODI CABINET 2.0 |
| 1 | Arjun Munda | Minister of Tribal Affairs |
| 2 | Smriti Irani | Minister of Women and Child Development Minister of Minority Affairs |
| 3 | Anurag Thakur | Minister of Information and Brocasting; andMinister of Youth Affairs and Sports |
| 4 | Narayan Tatu Rane | Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| 5 | Raj Kumar Singh | Minister of Power; andMinister of New and Renewable Energy |
| 6 | Mahendra Nath Pandey | Minister of Heavy Industries |
| 7 | Parshottam Rupala | Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| 8 | Faggansingh Kulaste | Minister of State in Ministry of Steel; andMinister of State in Ministry of Rural Development |
| 9 | Ashwini Kumar Chaubey | Minister of State in Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; andMinister of State in Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| 10 | VK Singh | Minister of State in Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; andMinister of State in Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| 11 | Danve Raosaheb | Minister of State in Ministry of Railways;Minister of State in Ministry of Coal; andMinister of State in Ministry of Mines |
| 12 | Niranjan Jyoti | Minister of State in Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; andMinister of State in Ministry of Rural Development |
| 13 | Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | Minister of State in Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| 14 | Rajeev Chandrasekhar | Minister of State in Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; andMinister of State in Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| 15 | Bhanu Pratap Singh | Minister of State in Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| 16 | Darshana Hardosh | Minister of State in Ministry of Textiles; andMinister of State in Ministry of Railways |
| 17 | V Muraleedharan | Minister of State in Ministry of External Affairs; andMinister of State in Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| 18 | Meenakashi Lekhi | Minister of State in Ministry of External Affairs; andMinister of State in Ministry of Culture |
| 19 | Som Parkash | Minister of State in Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| 20 | Kailash Choudhary | Minister of State in Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| 21 | Rameshwar Teli | Minister of State in Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; andMinister of State in Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| 22 | A Narayan Swamy | Minister of State in Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 23 | Kaushal Kishor | Minister of State in Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| 24 | Ajay Kumar | Minister of State in Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 25 | Kapil Patil | Minister of State in Ministry of Panchayati Raj |
| 26 | Subhas Sarkar | Minister of State in Ministry of Education |
| 27 | Pratima Bhoumik | Minister of State in Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 28 | Bhagwat Kar | Minister of State in Ministry of Finance |
| 29 | Rajkumar Ranjan Singh | Minister of State in Ministry of External Affairs; andMinister of State in Ministry of Education |
| 30 | Bharati Pawar | Minister of State in Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| 31 | Bishweswar Tudu | Minister of State in Ministry of Tribal Affairs; andMinister of State in Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| 32 | Dr Munjapara | Minister of State in Ministry of Women and Child Development; and minister and minister of State in Ministry of AYUSH |
| 33 | John Barla | Minister of State in Ministry of Minority Affairs |
| 34 | Nisith Pramanik | Minister of State in Ministry of Home Affairs; andMinister of State in Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
With BJP aiming to allocate Cabinet seats to its NDA partners, party is focusing on balancing continuity with fresh faces as it finalizes list for today’s swearing-in ceremony. Notably, senior party leers including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gkari, Piyush Goyal, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Mansukh Mandaviya were present at Modi’s tea party held this morning. This event, a trition Modi has upheld since 2014, precedes Cabinet formation exercise.
Advertisement
18:49 IST, June 9th 2024