The Rashtrapati Bhavan has confirmed that President Murmu accepted the resignation and requested Modi and his ministers to continue in office until the new government has formed. 17th Lok Sabha’s term ended on June 16, making this transition a timely and crucial phase in India’s democratic process. The BJP, securing 240 seats, and the NDA coalition, with a clear majority in the 543-member house, formed the next government. The Congress, as the principal opposition party, won 99 seats. Key NDA leaders, including TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde, and LJP’s Chirag Paswan, deliberated on the formation of the new government.
Newly formed Cabinet ministers
| Modi 3.0 Ministers | Portfolio |
| Amit Shah | Minister of Home Affairs |
| Rajnath Singh | Minister of Defence |
| Nitin Gadkari | Minister of Road Transport & Highways |
| Jagan Prakash Nadda | Minister of Health and Family WelfareMinister of Chemicals and Fertilisers |
| Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Minister of Agriculture and Farmers WelfareMinister of Rural Development |
| Nirmala Sitharaman | Minister of FinanceMinister of Corporate Affairs |
| S Jaishankar | Minister of External Affairs |
| Manohar Lal Khattar | Minister of PowerMinister of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| HD Kumaraswamy | Minister of SteelMinister of Heavy Industries |
| Piyush Goyal | Minister of Commerce and Industry |
| Dharmendra Pradhan | Minister of Education |
| Jitan Ram Manjhi | Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises |
| Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh) | Minister of Panchayati RajMinister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| Sarbananda Sonowal | Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
| Virendra Kumar | Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment. |
| Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu | Minister of Civil Aviation |
| Pralhad Joshi | Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public DistributionMinister of New and Renewable Energy |
| Jual Oram | Minister of Tribal Affairs |
| Giriraj Singh | Minister of Textiles |
| Ashwini Vaishnaw | Minister of Information and BroadcastingMinister of Electronics and Information TechnologyMinister of Railways |
| Jyotiraditya Scindia | Ministry of Development of North Eastern RegionMinister of Communications |
| Bhupender Yadav | Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Minister of CultureMinister of Tourism |
| Annapurna Devi | Minister of Women and Child Development |
| Kiren Rijiju | Minister of Parliamentary AffairsMinister of Minority Affairs |
| Hardeep Singh Puri | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| Mansukh Mandaviya | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and justice minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| G Kishan Reddy | Minister of CoalMinister of Mines |
| Chirag Paswan | Minister of Food Processing Industries |
| CR Patil | Minister of Jal Shakti |
| Rao Inderjeet Singh (MoS) | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme ImplementationMinister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of PlanningMinister of State in the Ministry of Culture |
| Jitendra Singh | Minister of Labour and employment minister of Youth Affairs and Sports |
| Arjun Ram Meghwal | Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and industry minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Pratap Rao Jadhav | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of AyushMinister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Jayant Chaudhary (MoS) | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and EntrepreneurshipMinister of State in the Ministry of Education |
| Jitin Prasada (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and broadcasting minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| Shripad Naik | Minister of State in the Ministry of PowerMinister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy |
| Pankaj Chaudhary (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance |
| Krishan Pal Gurjar (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation |
| Ramdas Athawale | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Ramnath Thakur | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| Nityanand Rai | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Anupriya Patel (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family WelfareMinister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| V Somanna (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal ShaktiMinister of State in the Ministry of Railways |
| Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani | Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural DevelopmentMinister of State in the Ministry of Communications |
| SP Singh Baghel | Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and DairyingMinister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj |
| Shobha Karandlaje (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesMinister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| Kirti Vardhan Singh (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate ChangeMinister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs |
| BL Verma (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public DistributionMinister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Shantanu Thakur (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
| Suresh Gopi (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural GasMinister of State in the Ministry of Tourism |
| L Murugan (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of External AffairsMinister of State in the Ministry of Textiles |
| Ajay Tamta (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| Bandi Sanjay Kumar (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Kamlesh Paswan (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development |
| Bhagirath Choudhary (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| Satish Chandra Dubey (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of CoalMinister of State in the Ministry of Mines |
| Sanjay Seth (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence |
| Ravneet Singh Bittu (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing IndustriesMinister of State in the Ministry of Railways |
| Durgadas Uikey (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| Raksha Khadse (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
| Sukanta Majumdar (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of EducationMinister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region |
| Savitri Thakur (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| Tokhan Sahu (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Raj Bhushan Choudhury (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| Bhuoati Raju Srinivasa Varma (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy IndustriesMinister of State in the Ministry of Steel |
| Harsh Malhotra (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate AffairsMinister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| Nimuben Bambhaniya (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| Murlidhar Mohol (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of CooperationMinister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| George Kurian (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority AffairsMinister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| Pabitra Margherita (MoS) | Minister of State in the Ministry of external AffairsMinister of State in the Ministry of Textiles |
What is the NDA resolution?
- India has seen the country developing in every field due to the public welfare policies of the NDA government under the leadership of respected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji.
- After a very long gap, of almost 6 decades, the people of India have chosen a strong leadership with the full majority for the third consecutive time.
- We all are proud that the NDA fought and won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections unitedly under the leadership of respected Shri Narendra Modi who committed to serving the poor-women-youth-farmers and exploited, deprived and suffering citizens of India.
- The NDA government will continue to work to improve the standard of living of the people of India for the all-round development of the country by preserving the heritage of India.
- The proposal was unanimously passed on 05 June 2024 in New Delhi.
CBI files final charge sheet in land for jobs scam involving Lalu Prasad Yadav
The CBI filed its final charge sheet on Friday in connection with land for jobs scam allegedly involving former railway minister Lalu Prasad and his family members. The final report submitted by the CBI in the special court covers all the railway zones where the recruitment was made in return for lands allegedly taken by members of Lalu Prasad’s family.
Newly-elected BJP MP Kangana Ranaut
“The country wants Modiji to lead us. You can witness the energy across the country. The celebrations are not only for the NDA but for the people of the country. He (PM Modi) has given a vision for the next 25 years.NDA is here to stay,” said BJP MP Kangana Ranaut.
‘Is EVM dead or alive?’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday took a dig at the opposition INDIA bloc and said that when the results were declared he was concerned if the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) were ‘dead or alive’ referring to the allegations of EVM rigging. He alleged that the opposition tried to blame the EVMs and thus weaken the Election Commission of India.
NDA government sparking over the key issues
The second week of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha is expected to see a fiery start, with the Opposition MPs gearing up to attack the NDA government over key issues such as the irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and the Agnipath scheme, among others. In addition to the paper leak row and inflation, the opposition parties are also likely to raise issues regarding unemployment in India.
Om Birla as the Deputy Speaker
Om Birla was elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker on Wednesday after a motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was adopted through voice votes. He said a discussion over NEET could not be allowed as the House was about to take up discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address. This sparked an uproar by opposition MPs. INDIA bloc leaders attacked the NDA over other issues like the Agnipath scheme, inflation and unemployment when the House reconvenes today. The opposition also demands a debate under Rule 267 of the Parliament on the NEET issue.
Motion of Thanks
BJP member and former Union minister Anurag Thakur is set to initiate the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address. The Motion will be seconded by first-term Lok Sabha member Bansuri Swaraj, the daughter of BJP stalwart late Sushma Swaraj. And in the lower house, 16 hours have been allocated to the discussion over the Motion of Thanks, which will conclude with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply on Tuesday. In the Rajya Sabha, 21 hours have been set aside for the same.
