The Cabinet reshuffle buzz begins and at least 19 new ministers will be sworn in today. This additional 19 new ministers will strengthen Prime Minister Narendra Modi led team with ' experience, expertise and energy'.
Sources said, "These new ministers were identified from various walks of life to bring to bear their unique rich experience and expertise to their office. The list has OBC's, 5 Dalits, 2 from Minority communities and 2 women. 19 ministers have been drawn from 10 states.
And most of the ministers are in their 60's and have been brought in primarily to ensure the delivery of promises the government has made in its three budgets and the BJP manifesto." So the 19 new Ministers are listed below,
1) SS Ahluwalia, 65, Lok Sabha MP from Darjeeling
2) Ramesh Chandappa Jigjinagi, 64, Lok Sabha MP from Bijapur (Karnataka)
3) Parshottam Rupala, 61, Rajya Sabha (Gujarat)
4) Ramdas Athawale, 56, Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra)
5) MJ Akbar, 65, Rajya Sabha (Madhya Pradesh)
6) Arjun Ram Meghwal, 65, Lok Sabha MP from Bikaner (Rajasthan)
7) Anil Madhav Dave, 59, Rajya Sabha, Madhya Pradesh
8) Vijay Goel, 62, Rajya Sabha (Rajasthan)
9) Rajen Gohain, 65, Lok Sabha Nawgong (Assam)
10) Mahendra Nath Pandey, 58, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)
11) CR Chaudhary, 68, Lok Sabha MP from Nagaur (Rajasthan)
12) PP Chaudhary, 63, LS MP from Pali (Rajasthan)
13) Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, 62, LS MP from Dhule (Maharashtra)
14) Jaswant Sinh Bhabhor, 49, LS MP from Dahod (Gujarat)
15) Mansukh Mandaviya, 44, Rajya Sabha (Gujarat)
16) Faggan Singh Kulaste, 57, LS MP fro Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)
17) Ajay Tamta, 43, LS MP from Almora (Uttarakhand)
18) Anupriya Singh Patel, 35, LS MP from Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)
19) Krishna Raj, 49, LS MP from Shahjahanpur (UP)
