Modi 3.0: JD(U), TDP and other BJP allies allocated several ministries in new cabinet; Here is complete list

Key allies of Bharatiya Janata Party from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have been allocated several ministries in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new cabinet. A total of 11 leaders of BJP's allies have been given positions while five have been granted Ministrial position.

The oath ceremony of the cabinet happened on Sunday. The event marked the establishment of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, with 30 cabinet ministers, 36 ministers of state (MoS), and 5 ministers of state with independent charge from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies joining the administration.

List of BJP's allies and their portfolio:

• RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary is MoS (independent charge) in skill development ministry and MoS in education ministry
• Shiv Sena leader Prataprao Jadhav is MoS (independent charge) of Ayush ministry and MoS health
• TDP leader K Ram Mohan Naidu is new civil aviation minister
• LJP-RV leader Chirag Paswan gets food processing ministry
• Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi gets MSME ministry
• Rajiv Ranjan Singh of JD(U) gets panchayati raj and animal husbandry
• Former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy to be minister for heavy industries and steel
• JD(U) leader Ram Nath Thakur to be Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
• Ramdas Athawale gets charge of Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
• TDP's Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani will be Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development and Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications
• Anupriya Patel will be Minister of State for Health and Fertilizers Ministry

Trouble in NDA's world?
Shrirang Barne, an MP of Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, on Monday expressed disappointment over the party not getting a Cabinet berth in the newly-formed Narendra Modi-led government and alleged partiality. Shiv Sena Party Leader in Lok Sabha Shrikant Shinde, however, clarified that the party was supporting the government unconditionally and no bargaining or negotiation for power was involved.

"Shiv Sena is an old ally of BJP. We were expecting one Cabinet seat besides MoS. We are the third largest ally of BJP. Other allies with far lesser seats have got Cabinet berths. Personally, I feel that we have been discriminated against in the Cabinet allocation," said Shrirang Barne, Shiv Sena MP from Maval constituency. He said "feelings" have been conveyed to Shinde.

The "other allies" that Barne referred to are Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan and Hindustani Awam Morcha's Jitan Ram Manjhi. Paswan won 5 seats and was sworn in as a Cabinet minister. The real heartburn for Sena is Manjhi, who won just one seat and has been given a Cabinet berth.

Not just Shiv Sena, Ajit Pawar's NCP is also dissapointed over allocation of cabinet berths. Praful Patel said on Sunday that accepting the position of Minister of State (MoS) with independent charge in the Union Cabinet will be considered a demotion for him, as he was earlier a Cabinet Minister in the UPA Government headed by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

"Last night we were informed that our party will get a Minister of State with independent charge. I was earlier a Cabinet Minister in the Union Government, so this will be a demotion for me. We have informed the BJP leadership and they have already told us to just wait a few days, they will take remedial measures," Patel told reporters.

As per the results announced by the Election Commission of India on Tuesday, the BJP won 240 seats and the Congress 99 seats. BJP had won 303 seats in the 2019 general elections and 282 seats in the 2014 general elections.

(with agency inputs)