Modi 3.0 Ministers Get Calls Ahead Of Swearing-In: Chirag, Rajnath on List; 2 Ministers From TDP

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has cracked the plan to accommodate its allies in the Modi 3.0 cabinet. Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi is all set to take oath on Sunday, June 9. This would be first time for Narendra Modi  that he ill be leading a coalition government.

In the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party won 240 seats, way behind the simple majorirt of 272 and is headed to form a coalition government with the support of key NDA allies - Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party and Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal United. TDP and JDU have won 16 and 12 seats respctively in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which makes a total of 28, indispensible for the BJP at the moment.

As per sources, the BJP is likely to retain the crucial cabinet portfolios including Home, Finance, Defence, and Foreign Affairs along with Education and Culture. Among names making rounds from the BJP- Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah. Leaders like Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari have already started getting calls regarding the allocation of portfolios, said sources.

BJP Leaders Likely to Be Included in Modi 3.0 Cabinet 

1. Nirmala Sitharaman 
2. Nitin Gadkari 
3. S Jaishankar
4. Basavaraj Bommai 
5. HD Kumaraswamy 
6. Sarbananda Sonowal
7. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
8. Biplab Deb 
9. Arjun Ram Meghwal
10. Manohar Lal Khattar 
11. Kamaljeet Sherawat 
12. Annamalai 

TDP 3, JDU to get 2 Berths

As TDP and JDU are crucial allies, they could get 3 and 2 cabinet berths respectively said sources.

Son of TDP leader and former Union Minister Yerran Naidu, Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, is likely to become the youngest-ever Union Cabinet Minister. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, a doctor by profession and one of the richest candidates in this election, is will also be sworn in as the Union Minister of State today.  While Ram Mohan Naidu has been representing Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency. Pemmasani has been elected from Guntur Lok Sabha seat in Andhra Pradesh.

Socialist leader and former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur's son, Ramnath Thakur, is likely to be instilled in Modi 3.0 cabinet from JDU's quota. Along with Thakur, Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh is also likely to take oath later this evening. While Ramnath Thakur is a Rajya Sabha MP, Lalan Singh has been elected from Munger constituency in Bihar. 

Apart from JDU and TDP, the Shiv Sena-led by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Chirag Paswan's LJP (RamVilas) are likely to get one berth each. 

Hindustan Awami Morcha (secular) chief and Gaya MP, Jitan Ram Manjhi could also get a ministerial berth, said sources. Manjhi also met outgoing Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence in the national capital on Sunday. 

The BJP is yet to make an official announcement over the allocation of berths in the Modi 3.0 cabinet. Some newly elected MPs, who are likely to be sworn-in as Union Ministers in the third NDA government on Sunday, have been called for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence here at 11.30 am.

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