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MODI 3.0

With eyes on future and to keep allies happy,

NDA allots Cabinet positions to southern MPs

Out of the 36 Ministers of States, two are from Kerala, two from Karnataka,

two from Andhra Pradesh and one each from Tamil Nadu and Telangana

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi
he Narendra Modi government has allocated
Cabinet berths to two of its allies in the south
Tand one to its Telangana party chief. Notably,
the government has allotted Minister of State roles
to two of its party leaders from Kerala, where the
Bharatiya Janata Party registered its first electoral
win.
While Janata Dal (Secular) chief and former
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has
been allocated charge of Minister of Heavy Indus-
tries and Minister of Steel, Telugu Desam Party’s
Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu has been appointed
Minister of Civil Aviation.
Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party president
and Secunderabad MP G Kishan Reddy has been
given the charge of Minister of Coal and and Min-
ister of Mines.
In addition to these, eight MPs from south In-
dia have been made Minister of State in different
departments in the Narendra Modi 3.0 government. H. D. Kumaraswamy takes oath as Cabinet Minister in the Narendra Modi-led NDA government (ANI)
Out of the 36 Ministers of States, two are from Ker-
ala, two from Karnataka, two from Andhra Pradesh feated Muddahanumegowda by a margin of 175594 “We were given basic instructions, nothing ex-
and one each from Tamil Nadu and Telangana. votes. traordinary. Whatever I can do to be of value to
Kerala movie star turned politician Suresh TDP MP Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, who is Indian society and whatever the Modi government
Gopi, who registered BJP’s historic win from Kera- also claimed to be one of the richest candidates who asks of me for help will be my priorities,” added the
la’s Thrissur was made Minister of State in the Min- contested the Lok Sabha polls, has been made Min- TDP MP.
istry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of ister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development BJP MP Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma who
State in the Ministry of Tourism. and Minister of State in the Ministry of Communi- won from Andhra Pradesh’s Narsapuram has been
In a move apparently to expand its footprint in cations. Pemmasani won from Andhra Pradesh’s appointed as Minister of State in the Ministry of
Kerala, George Kurian has been appointed as the Guntur defeating Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Con- Heavy Industries; and Minister of State in the Min-
Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs; gress Party’s Kilari Venkata Rosaiah by a margin of istry of Steel. Varma rose from Councillor in the
and Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, 344695 votes. Bhimavaram municipality to a Minister in Naren-
Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Kurian is the 48-year-old Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani a doc- dra Modi’s cabinet.
BJP’s General Secretary from Kerala. tor by profession and one of the richest candidates Former Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Ku-
BJP MP V Somanna who was elected from in this election, has made his poll debut in the 2024 mar under whose command the party expanded its
Karnataka’s Tumkur Lok Sabha seat by defeating Lok Sabha elections and is all set to be a part of the presence in the state, got the portfolio of Minister
Congress’ SP Muddahanumegowda has been allo- Modi 3.0 cabinet. of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. The fire-
cated the charge of Minister of State in the Ministry With over Rs 5,700 crore in declared family as- brand leader from Telangana won from Karimnagar
of Jal Shakti and the Minister of State in the Minis- sets, the Telugu Desam Party’s Pemmasani has been defeating Congress’ Velchala Rajender Rao with a
try of Railways. declared the wealthiest candidate in the 2024 Lok margin of 225209 seats.
BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje, who won from Ben- Sabha elections. L Murugan who lost the election to Dravida
galuru North by defeating Congress’ M.V. Rajeev Speaking to ANI about the tea meeting at the Munnetra Kazhagam’s A Raja was appointed as
Gowda was allocated Minister of State as Ministry of Prime Minister-designate Modi’s residence here to- Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and Minister day, Pemmasani said, “PM Modi asked us to make Broadcasting; and Minister of State in the Ministry
of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment. a 100-day action plan and also instructed us how to of Parliamentary Affairs. Murugan was the Telan-
Somanna who lost from both his seats in the keep our behavioural patterns because every small gana BJP state president and was the Dalit face in
Legislative Assembly elections from Karnataka de- thing we do is observed by the people.” the state.

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