Five former CMs take oath as Union Ministers in PM Modi's cabinet

Jun 09, 2024

New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Five former Chief Ministers of different states were sworn in as Union Ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Union Cabinet on Sunday. The five former CMs who made their way into Modi's 3. O cabinet include JD (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy, four-time Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Hindustan Aawam Morcha (HAM) leader and former CM of Bihar, Jitan Ram Manjhi, former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and two-time Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Chouhan became the Union cabinet minister for the first time in his more than three-decade-long political career. He was the CM of Madhya Pradesh from 2020 to 2023 and previously from 2005 to 2018. He is the longest-serving Chief Minister of the state. Kumaraswamy was one of the two JD(S) candidates who won the Lok Sabha elections. Kumaraswamy won the Mandya constituency. HD Kumaraswamy is also a two-time Chief Minister of Karnataka. He served as the Karnataka CM from 2006-7 and then from 2018-19. He is currently serving as the president of JD(S). The Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) leader Manjhi was Bihar's chief minister between 2014-2015. The Dalit leader was the first chief minister from the state's Musahar community. An MLA since 1980, Manjhi was elected the Lok Sabha MP from Bihar's Gaya. Manohar Lal Khattar won from Karnal defeating Congress' Divyanshu Budhiraja by a margin of 232577 votes. Khattar was the Chief Minister till March this year, when the Bharatiya Janata Party suddenly chose to drop him from the post and field him for the Lok Sabha. He was replaced by Nayab Singh Saini as the Chief Minister. Khattar, a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak has served as the Chief Minister for two terms from October 2014 and has been representing Karnal Legislative Assembly since 2014. BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has won its third successive term in Lok Sabha polls. The NDA won 293 seats in the Lok Sabha polls with BJP getting 240 seats. (ANI)

More News

Commanding Officer of ICG Station Mandapam, Commodore B Vinay Kumar (Photo/ANI)

Indian Coast Guard deploys ships, aircraft to ensure safe passage for 3,400 pilgrims to Katchatheevu festival

Mar 14, 2025

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has deployed ships and an aircraft to ensure the safety of fishermen travelling to Katchatheevu Island for the annual two-day festival at St. Antony's Church.
Former DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chadnrababu Naidu (Photo/AP govt)

Former DRDO Chairman meets Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu

Mar 13, 2025

Former chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) G Satheesh Reddy met with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu at the state Secretariat to discuss the state's 'vast investment...
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. (Photo/ANI)

Himachal CM Sukhu alleges corruption in 'Him-Care' scheme, says "State Government reworking on it"

Mar 13, 2025

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday accused the previous BJP-led government of corruption in the 'Him-Care' scheme, saying that funds were misused through fraudulent billing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo/ANI)

PM Modi condoles demise of veteran RSS Pracharak Shankar Rao Tatwawadi

Mar 13, 2025

Taking to X, PM Modi wrote, "Pained by the passing away of Dr. Shankar Rao Tatwawadi Ji. He will be remembered for his extensive contribution to nation-building and India's cultural...

Recent News

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Image Credit: Reuters)

"We agree to ceasefire, but...": Putin thanks Trump, PM Modi for efforts to resolve Ukraine conflict

Mar 14, 2025
Representative Image

Torkham border dispute talks collapse as Afghanistan walks out

Mar 14, 2025
Former DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chadnrababu Naidu (Photo/AP govt)

Former DRDO Chairman meets Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu

Mar 13, 2025
Kursk Deputat Abhay Kumar Singh (Photo/ANI)

"India-Russia relation has become tradition, PM Modi and Putin are very big friends": Indian-origin Russian lawmaker

Mar 13, 2025
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. (Photo/ANI)

Himachal CM Sukhu alleges corruption in 'Him-Care' scheme, says "State Government reworking on it"

Mar 13, 2025
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with US President Donald Trump (Image Credit: X/@RapidResponse47)

Trump confident US will annex Greenland, says NATO chief Rutte could be "instrumental"

Mar 13, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo/ANI)

PM Modi condoles demise of veteran RSS Pracharak Shankar Rao Tatwawadi

Mar 13, 2025

Recent Videos

image

Yoga Mahotsav 2025: Curtain Raiser to 11th edition of International Yoga Day

Mar 13, 2025
image

“Public will keep them out of power…” Haryana CM Saini slams Congress for staging a walkout

Mar 13, 2025
image

“This genocidal policy of Pakistan…” BNM’s Hakeem Baloch warns of resistance against Pakistani forces

Mar 13, 2025
image

CRPF hands over certificates to youths as they concluded a plumbing training program in Srinagar

Mar 13, 2025
image

गुजरात: पांच सालों में 47,000 उपभोक्ता मामलों का निपटारा

Mar 13, 2025
image

Gujarat Resolves 47,000 Consumer Complaints in Five Years

Mar 13, 2025
image

Tripura CM ManikSahaattends state program on observance of International Women's Day 2025

Mar 13, 2025
image

Exclusive FIRST LOOK inside Jagan Reddy's OPULENT Rushikonda Palace in Visakhapatnam

Mar 13, 2025
image

"My career was destroyed..."Last Hindu cricketer for Pak, Danish Kaneria shares plight of minorities

Mar 13, 2025
image

PM Modi returns to Delhi from Port Louis, Mauritius, after his 2-day State Visit to the country

Mar 13, 2025