Composition of Modi 3.0 Cabinet

Introduction

• New government formed under Narendra Modi (Modi 3.0).
• Cabinet composition includes 71 ministers + Prime Minister.
• Only nine short of the maximum permitted limit of 81.

Female Representation

• 7 female ministers:
  • Nirmala Sitharaman
  • Annapurna Devi
  • Anupriya Patel
  • Shobha Karandlaje
  • Rekha Khato
  • Savitri Thakur
  • Nimaben Bhambhani

Rajya Sabha Representation

• 12 members from Rajya Sabha included.
• Rank distribution:
  • 30 with Cabinet rank
  • 5 with Minister of State (independent charge)
  • 36 with Minister of State rank

Coalition Government Composition

• Clearly includes representation from coalition allies.

Party-wise Breakup

• 62 members from BJP.
• 11 from allied parties:
  • JD(U): 2 (Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Ramnath Thakur)
  • TDP: 2 (Chandrashekar Pemarsani, K. Ram Mohan Naidu)
  • Shiv Sena, Apna Dal, JD(S), LJP, HAM, RPI(A), RLD: 1 each.

Notable Members

• K. Ram Mohan Naidu (youngest minister, 36 years old, TDP)
• Ramnath Thakur (son of former Bihar CM Kapuri Nath Thakur)

Former CMs in Cabinet

• Narendra Modi (former CM of Gujarat)
• Rajnath Singh (former CM of Uttar Pradesh)
• Shivraj Singh Chauhan (former CM of Madhya Pradesh)
• Jitan Ram Manjhi (former CM of Bihar)
• Manohar Lal Khattar (former CM of Haryana)
• H.D. Kumaraswamy (former CM of Karnataka)
• Sarbananda Sonowal (former CM of Assam)

State-wise Distribution of Ministers

• Uttar Pradesh: 11
• Bihar: 8
• Gujarat, Maharashtra: 6 each
• Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka: 5 each
• Rajasthan: 4
• Haryana, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh: 3 each
• Assam, Jharkhand, Telangana, West Bengal, Kerala: 2 each
• Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Delhi: 1 each

Age Profile

• Mix of experience and youth:
  • <50 years: 17 ministers
  • 50-60 years: 21 ministers
  • 60-70 years: 25 ministers

  • 70 years: 9 ministers

• Average age has decreased from 62 in 2014 to 58.6 in 2024.
• Youngest minister in 2024: K. Ram Mohan Naidu (36 years old)
• Oldest minister in 2024: Jitan Ram Manjhi (79 years old)

Notable Exclusions

• Smriti Irani (lost Amethi seat)
• Arjun Munda (lost Khunti seat)
• R.K. Singh (lost Ara seat)
• Rajeev Chandrashekhar (lost Thiruvananthapuram seat)

Conclusion

• Display of hope for new cabinet to deliver on promises and advance India's development.
• Questions posed to the audience regarding inclusions and exclusions.