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Here is a list of the Indias 15th Prime Minister Narendra Modis Cabinet

Ministers.

Rajnath Singh, 62 (Rajput)

Home Minister

This Election: The BJP president won from Lucknow by 2.72 lakh

votes, the highest ever margin.

Journey To Cabinet:He became BJP president for the first time in

2005.

Having won from Ghaziabad in 2009, Rajnath shifted to Lucknow this

time replacing sitting MP Lalji Tandon.

Previous Ministerial Record:UP education minister in 1991-92 (noted

for an anti-copying law, rewriting of history textbooks and introduction of

Vedic maths into the syllabus), UP CM in 2000-02, union minister for

surface transport in 1999, agriculture minister in 2003.

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Arun Jaitley, 61 (Brahmin)

Finance Minister and the Defence Minister

This Election:The Rajya Sabha MP was among the only BJP titans to

lose, defeated in Amritsar by over 1 lakh votes.

Journey To Cabinet:A senior Supreme Court lawyer, Jaitley was

additional solicitor general, Government of India, in 1989-90.

He has been a Rajya Sabha member since 2000. The 2014 Lok Sabha

polls was the first time he contested a direct election.

Previous Ministerial Record:Held several portfolios in the Vajpayee

government of 1999, including MoS (I-C) of I&B and Dept of

Disinvestment, and minister for law, company affairs.

Sushma Swaraj, 62 (Brahmin)

Minister for External Affairs and Overseas

This Election:Won from Vidisha, by 4.10 lakh votes.

Journey to cabinet:Began her political career from the Haryana

assembly with wins in 1977, 1987. She was elected to the Rajya Sabha

in 1990, and in 1996, entered the Lok Sabha from S Delhi.

Previous Ministerial Record:In 1977, became the countrys youngest

cabinet minister in Haryana at age 25. Was I&B minister during 13-day

Vajpayee government of 1996 (started live LS telecasts), as well as the

NDA government of 1999. Health and Parliamentary Affairs in 2003-2004. Also a former Delhi CM.

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broadcasting (2000-2001), MoS for coal and mines (2002-2003) and

MoS (additional charge) for law and justice ( 2003-2004).

Dr Harsh Vardhan, 59 (Bania)

Health Minister

This Election:Won from Chandni Chowk, Delhi, by 1,36,320 votes.

Journey To Cabinet:Was the BJPs chief ministerial candidate in the

recent assembly elections. The surgeon is in the Lok Sabha for the first

time.

Previous Ministerial Record:Has been Delhis health and law

minister with additional charge of education in 1993-1998; credited with

starting pulse polio programme.

Ram Vilas Paswan, 67 (Paswan)

Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution

This Election:Won from Hajipur, Bihar, by 2,25,500 votes.

Journey to Cabinet:An eight-time MP, Paswan is the most powerful

Dalit face in Bihar and helped convert Paswan votes to the NDA this

election. He has the distinction of being part of all national coalitions

since 1996 except UPA-II.

Previous ministerial record:Has served as union minister under five

different PMs and held various portfolios: Labour, Railway,

Communications and coal.

Gopinath Munde, 65 (Vanjara)

Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj

This Election:Won from Beed, Maharastra, by 1,36,454 votes.

Journey to Cabinet:The OBC face of the BJP in Maharashtra, Munde

comes from the backward Marathwada region of the state. After five

terms in the assembly, he contested from Beed Lok Sabha seat in 2009

and 2014.

Previous ministerial record:Was Maharashtra home minister during
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the Shiv Sena-BJP government in 1995 to 1999.

H N Ananth Kumar, 54 (Brahmin)

Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry

This Election:Won his sixth straight election from Bangalore South,

defeating Nandan Nilekani of the Congress by 2,28,575 votes.

Journey To Cabinet:The BJP general secretary is an Advani loyalist

and on good terms with Modi. He became president of the Karnataka

state unit of the BJP in 2003 . Under him, the party also won the highest

number of Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka in 2004.

Previous Ministerial Record:Was civil aviation minister, also handled

Urban Development, Tourism, Culture, other ministries.

Uma Bharti,55 (OBC)

Minister for Water Resources

This election:Won Jhansi by 1.90 lakh votes.

Journey To Cabinet:Five-time MP, the previous four times from

Madhya Pradesh, a former MP CM. Expelled from BJP in 2005 after

defying leadership. She then formed Bharatiya Janshakti Party before

reuniting with BJP.

Previous Ministerial Record:MoS, HRD (1998-99), MoS (independent

charge), Tourism (1999-2000), Minister, Youth Affairs and Sports (2000-

02), Minister, Coal and Mines (2002-03).

P A Gajapati Raju, 62 (Kshatriya)
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Minister for Civil Aviation

This Election:This is the first time he contested, winning Vizianagaram

by 29,613 votes.

Journey To Cabinet: Joined the Janata Party in 1977 and won from

Vizianagaram Assembly seat in 1978. He joined forces with N T Rama

Rao when he launched TDP and has represented Vizianagaram seat

six times.

Previous Ministerial Record:Excise and Commercial Taxes in NTR

government, and Finance, Revenue and Legislative Affairs in the

Chandrababu Naidu government.

Maneka Gandhi, 57 (Sikh, by birth)

Woman and Child Development Minister

This Election:Won Pilibhit.

Journey To Cabinet: Elected six times from Pilibhit and once from

Aonla. An animal rights activist.

Previous Ministerial Record:MoS (Independent Charge) for

Environment and Forests (1989-91); MoS (Independent Charge for

Programme Implementation (January 1990-April 1990); MoS

(Independent Charge) for Social Justice and Empowerment (1998-99);

MoS for Social Justice and Empowerment (October 1999-September2001); MoS for Culture and others.

Kalraj Mishra, 72 Brahmin

Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

This election:Shifted to Deoria against his wishes, won.

Journey to cabinet:An RSS pracharak from Gorakhpur, he spent 45

years in UP Legislative Council (1986 to 2001) and Rajya Sabha (1978,

2002, 2006), this was his first LS election. Has been UP BJP chief a

record four consecutive times.

Previous Ministerial Record:Was cabinet minister (PWD, Health,

Tourism) in UPs BJP-BSP government of 1997-2000.
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Anant G Geete, 63 (OBC)

Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

This Election:Won from Raigad by just 2,110 votes.

Journey To Cabinet: Elected from Raigad (earlier Ratnagiri) for the

sixth time in a row, Geete has survived in the Shiv Sena because of

loyalty to the Thackeray family. Geete who took classes from a private

teacher to learn Hindi is the leader of the party in the Lok Sabha.

Previous Ministerial Record:Became MoS (Finance) in the Vajpayee

government in 2002; a month later, moved to Power as cabinet minister.

Harsimrat Badal, 47 (Sikh)

Minister for Food Processing

This Election: Her first victory in Bathinda was an easy one in 2009, but

this time she has barely won her seat back against Manpreet.

Journey To Cabinet: A two-time MP from Bathinda, Harsimrat Kaur is

the daughter-in-law of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Previous Ministerial Record:None.

Narendra S Tomar, 56 (Jat)

Minister for Mines and Steel

This Election:Won from Gwalior with a margin of 29,699 votes. As the

BJP president in Madhya Pradesh, Tomar ensured a massive win for

the party in the state, bagging 27 out of the 29 seats.
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Journey To Cabinet:Started his career as a corporator from Gwalior.

Was Rajya Sabha member from Jan-May 2009. Elected to 15th LS in

2009.

Previous Ministerial Record:Was cabinet minister in the Madhya

Pradesh government between 2003 and 2007, till he took over as state

unit president.

Jual Oram, 53 (Oraon (ST))

Minister for Tribal Affairs

This Election:The national vice-president of BJP won Sundargarh in

Orissa.

Journey To Cabinet: Oram is a prominent tribal leader. First elected to

the Orissa Assembly in 1990, Oram quickly rose through the ranks. He

has been the state BJP president twice.

Previous Ministerial Record: A four-term MP, Oram was the first

union minister for tribal affairs (1999-2004). The Vajpayee government

had created the ministry after carving it out of Social Justice and

Empowerment .

Radha Mohan Singh, 66 (Rajput)

Agriculture Minister

This Election:Defeated Lalu Prasads personal assistant Vinod

Srivastava in E Champaran (Bihar).

Journey To Cabinet:Surprise choice given that Rajput leader Rajiv

Pratap Rudy defeated Rabri Devi. Radha Mohan been an MP four

times, and a member of the Joint Committee on Salaries and

Allowances of MPs, Railway Convention Committee, and Committee on

Estimates. He has served as Bihar BJP state president.

Previous Ministerial Record:None.
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Thawar C Gehlot, 66 (SC)

Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment

This Election:Won from Shajapur in MP.

Journey To Cabinet: An arts graduate, Gehlot began as a Bharatiya

Jan Sangh member in 1962 and was a MP MLA for three terms between

1980 and 1996. He was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time in

1996, and for the fourth time in 2004. In 2013, was nominated to the

Rajya Sabha. A soft-spoken leader, he is known to avoid controversies

and is a BJP general secretary.

Previous Ministerial Record: Was MoS in the MP govt.

Smriti Irani, 38 (Khatri, married to a Parsi)

Minister for Human Resource Development

This Election:The first- time Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat lost to

Rahul Gandhi in Amethi.

Journey To Cabinet: From being one of the most popular TV

actresses, she has made strides in the party by taking on rival giants.

The BJP chose Irani to contest against Kapil Sibal in 2009 and against

Rahul this time. Former head of BJP Mahila Morcha, she is now a party

vice-president.

Previous Ministerial Record: None.

Najma Heptulla, 74 (Muslim)

Minister for Minority Affairs
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This Election:Represents Madhya Pradesh in Rajya Sabha.

Journey to cabinet:A PhD in cardiac anatomy from University of

Denver, Heptullah is the grand-niece of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. The

Muslim face of Modis cabinet, she is also a BJP vice-president.

Originally from the Congress, she was RS Deputy Chairperson in the

1980s.

Previous ministerial record:None.

D V Sadanand Gowda, 61 (Vokaligga)

Railway Minister

This Election:This will be his first term as MP. Gowda won from

Bengaluru North with a margin of 229,764 votes.

Journey To Cabinet: The leader of the opposition in the Karnataka

assembly, he was the president of state BJP when it came to power in

Karnataka in 2008.

Previous Ministerial Record: Following the resignation of B S

Yediyurappa, he was the chief minister of Karnataka from August 2011

to July 2012 till the BJP central committee replaced him with Jagdish

Shettar.

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