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Sunday, November 3, 2024
TopicCabinet expansion

Topic: cabinet expansion

3 MLAs of Scindia camp in new MP cabinet, Shivraj-led govt had 11

Pradhuman Singh TomarTulsiram Silawat, Pradhuman Singh Tomar & Govind Singh Rajput made it to list Monday. Of the 18 Scindia loyalists who contested this time, 10 won and eight lost

In first MP cabinet expansion, just 6 from Shivraj era find place along with 17 first-timers

Of the 33 ministers in the state's previous Shivraj Singh Chouhan government, 12 lost in the elections, two did not get tickets and 19 emerged victorious.

Former women’s morcha chief, ex-collector & PA-turned-MLA among 9 sworn in as Chhattisgarh ministers

Three first-time MLAs among the 9 ministers inducted Friday. Overall, 6 OBC faces, 3 STs, 1 SC and 2 general category ministers in Chhattisgarh expanded cabinet.

New faces in Shivraj cabinet — OBC face from Mahakaushal, 4-time MLA & Uma Bharti’s nephew

Induction of 3 faces in Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's cabinet is aimed at aimed at balancing caste dynamics & bolstering BJP tally in various regions.

To mollify disgruntled leaders, BJP top rung greenlights long-pending Shivraj cabinet expansion

Last cabinet expansion took place in July 2020 when 28 ministers, including a dozen Jyotiraditya Scindia loyalists, were inducted. Move comes at a time when polls are fast approaching.

Why Shinde cabinet’s delaying expansion — ‘fear of upsetting ambitious MVA dissidents’

MLAs have been given three deadlines since the last cabinet expansion in August. But there's no clarity on when the Shinde-led govt plans to fill 23 vacant cabinet berths.

No Sushil Modi, RS Prasad out — Why Team Modi has no room for Bihar BJP’s old guard

Bihar BJP leaders who called the shots between 1995 and 2020 are increasingly being made irrelevant. In the cabinet expansion, two leaders were dropped, one was excluded.

Eye on social engineering, state and LS polls as Team Modi gets record OBC, SC faces

With 36 fresh faces, Team Modi now has 27 OBC, 12 Dalit and 8 tribal ministers. The remaining 30 belong to the so-called upper caste category.

Caste equations take centre stage as 7 from UP make it to Team Modi ahead of assembly polls

Of the seven newly inducted ministers from Uttar Pradesh, three are OBCs, three are Dalits. The 7th is a Brahmin, and the choice has surprised many.

Harsh Vardhan, ‘missing’ from Covid fight, resigns as health minister amid Modi cabinet reshuffle

Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan chaired the GoM on Covid-19, but was missing at critical points, such as when cases in Delhi peaked, with Amit Shah stepping in to take action.

On Camera

Neither retaliation nor revenge—Sardar Patel’s appeal for peace after Partition violence

On 12 September 1947, deputy PM Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the nation 'with a heavy heart and in obedience to the call of duty' to call for an end to the communal violence and unspeakable brutalities.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.