Narendra Modi Cabinet highlight: Finance Ministry announces ₹1.39 lakh cr tax devolution to states

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the South Block in the national capital ahead of the first Cabinet meeting on Monday, after taking the oath for his third consecutive term the previous day.

The allocation of Cabinet portfolios is likely to happen soon. The Cabinet Ministers also include MPs from NDA allies like JD(U), JD(S), TDP, and others.

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met with Cabinet Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Monday in Delhi and congratulated him on taking the oath as Union Minister.

In the previous Narendra Modi-led government, Amit Shah served as the Union Home Minister.

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: The allocation of portfolios for the Cabinet Ministers who took the oath on Sunday under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government is likely to take place soon.

The list of Cabinet Ministers includes BJP leaders such as Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, S Jaishankar, Piyush Goyal, and others. MPs from NDA allies like JD(U), JD(S), and TDP are also part of the Modi 3.0 government.

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: World leaders congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his third straight term, for which he took the oath on Sunday.

Canada PM

“Congratulations to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his electoral victory. Canada stands ready to work with his government to advance the relationship between our nations’ peoples—anchored to human rights, diversity, and the rule of law,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on X.

PM Modi replied saying, “Thank you @CanadianPM for the congratulatory message. India looks forward to working with Canada based on mutual understanding and respect for each others concerns.”

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: Telangana chief minister and Congress leader A Revanth Reddy congratulated G Kishan Reddy, K Ram Mohan Naidu, and other newly sworn-in Union Ministers from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

• He urged them to focus on implementing the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, and to secure funds and projects from the Centre for both states, as per a post on X by Revanth Reddy.
• G Kishan Reddy and K Ram Mohan Naidu were sworn in as Cabinet Ministers, while Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Chandrasekhar Pemmasani, and Bh Srinivasa Varma joined the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government as Ministers of State on Sunday.

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: Andhra Pradesh chief minister-designate and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu extended his congratulations to Narendra Modi for his third consecutive term as prime minister. He also conveyed his wishes for a successful tenure, dedicated to Modi's vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat’ (developed India).

“On behalf of the people of Andhra Pradesh, I congratulate Modi on his remarkable third consecutive term as prime minister of India,” he expressed in a post on X on Sunday.

Naidu also congratulated all the newly sworn-in NDA cabinet ministers and Ministers of State (MoS) and wished them success in their tenure. “May this ceremony signify the commencement of a new era of growth, development, and prosperity for our nation,” he added.

TDP with 16 parliamentary seats, is the ally of NDA and played a major role in forming the Modi-government for the third time.

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a dig at the BJP over the ‘Katchateevu row’ after Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited India on Sunday for the oath ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 3.0 government.

“The Sri Lankan President was present at last night's swearing-in ceremony. Remember the Katchateevu issue that was 'manufactured' by the एक तिहाई PM during the election campaign and taken up by his colleagues to gather support for the BJP in Tamil Nadu. This was highly irresponsible and a severe distortion of history. It threatened to derail our relationship with Sri Lanka. The people of Tamil Nadu gave a befitting reply. The concerns of Tamil Nadu's fishing communities do need to be resolved amicably on a permanent basis. But will Mr. Modi and his colleagues apologise for having created this huge scare with our neighbour especially when he boasts of a Neighbourhood First policy?” Ramesh wrote on X.

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: Six members of Maharashtra's parliament have been appointed to the Modi 3.0 coalition government. The BJP secured four positions, while allies Shiv Sena and RPI (A) each gained one.

The National Congress Party (NCP), led by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, declined the BJP's Minister of State (MoS) offer with independent charge, advocating for a cabinet berth for Praful Patel. In the second term of the Modi government from 2019-24, there were eight ministers from Maharashtra, representing the BJP and its allies, which decreased to six on Sunday.

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: BJP MP from Telangana's Malkajgiri constituency, Eatala Rajender, speaking to ANI about the swearing-in on Sunday said, “Oath-taking ceremony for PM Narendra Modi and cabinet ministers was a grand celebration... The next 5 years will see success under PM Narendra Modi's leadership... Not every MP can be a cabinet minister; each state has its unique demands that must be addressed... The party determines the responsibilities assigned to individuals.”

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: The allotment of portfolios is expected to be announced today after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with 30 Cabinet Ministers, took the oath for his third consecutive term on Sunday.

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: A fire erupted at the BJP office in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Sunday night due to the celebratory fireworks during Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet ministers' oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi.

Upon receiving the information, fire tenders promptly arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire.

According to Indore ACP Tushar Singh was quoted as saying by ANI, “While the BJP workers were celebrating under the BJP office with fireworks, one of the rockets or firecrackers ignited a fire on the top floor of the office, the 4th floor.”

“The fire started because some waste materials, like mattresses and beds, were lying there. The fire was brought under control in time, and there wasn't much damage,” he added.

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda,' who attended Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi, has expressed confidence in the future of bilateral relations between New Delhi and Kathmandu.

In a recent meeting, the Nepalese Prime Minister congratulated Prime Minister Modi and expressed optimism about the trajectory of the longstanding friendship between the two countries.

“Had a meeting with Shri Narendra Modi ji. I congratulated him on his third consecutive term as Prime Minister of India,” said the Nepal PM in a post on the social media platform X.

Cabinet Ministers: Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Jagat Prakash Nadda, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Nirmala Sitharaman, S Jaishankar, Manohar Lal Khattar, HD Kumaraswamy, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Jitam Ram Manjhi, Rajiv Ranjan Singh/Lallan Singh, Sarbananda Sonowal, Birendra Kumar, Ram Mohan Naidu, Pralhad Joshi, Jual Oram, Giriraj Singh, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Bhupender Yadav, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Annapurna Devi, Kiren Rijiju, Hardeep Singh Puri, Mansukh Mandaviya, G Kishan Reddy, Chirag Paswan, CR Patil.

Minister of State (Independent Charge): Rao Inderjit Singh, Jitender Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav, Jayant Chaudhary.

Ministers of State: Jitin Prasada, Shripad Naik, Pankaj Rao Choudhary, Krishan Pal Gurjar, Ramdas Athawale, Ramnath Thakur, Nityanand Rai, Anupriya Patel, V Somanna, Chandra Shekhar Pemmasani, SP Singh Baghel, Sobha Karandlaje, Kirti Vardhan Singh, BL Verma, Shantanu Thakur, Suresh Gopi, L Murugan, Ajay Tamta, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Kamlesh Paswan, Bhagirath Choudhary, Satish Chandra Dubey, Sanjay Seth, Ravneet Singh Bittu, Durgadas Uikey, Raksha Khadse, Sukanta Majumdar, Savitri Thakur, Tokhan Sahu, Rabhushan Choudhary, Srinivasa Varma, Harsh Malhotra, Nimuben Bambhaniya, Murlidhar Mohol, George Kurien, Pabitra Margherita.

Underscoring the strong ties between countries, Bangladesh Foreign Minister, Muhammad Hasan Mahmud said that Sheikh Hasina has expressed her willingness to work with the new government in the future to strengthen the ties, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath as India's Prime Minister for a third consecutive term.

Sheikh Hasina was invited to the oath-taking ceremony that took place on Sunday (June 9) at Rashtrapati Bhavan here in the national capital.

"...PM Sheikh Hasina attended the oath-taking ceremony (of PM Modi and the council of ministers) and after that, she had a one-to-one meeting with PM Narendra Modi, where she again congratulated him and the NDA for winning the elections. She expresses her willingness to work with the new government in future to strengthen the ties," Hasan Mahmud told ANI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has retained 34 ministers from his outgoing council of ministers including as many as 19 with Cabinet berths.

The outgoing Cabinet ministers who took oath again on Sunday included Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar, reflecting the prime minister's emphasis on continuity and experience in his third term,

Annapurna Devi is the only one to be promoted from Minister of State rank to Cabinet minister, while L Murugan is the only person from the last council of ministers to get a berth again despite having lost the Lok Sabha election. He is already a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Some ministers have been brought back after a gap, including BJP chief J P Nadda who served as a minister in Modi's first term.

As the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formed the government at the Centre, leaders from NDA have expressed unwavering confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

On June 9, Prime Minister Modi took the oath of office for the third time at Rashtrapati Bhawan, having previously served terms beginning in 2014 and 2019.

Following the ceremony, Union Minister and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed their optimism for the future of India.

"The govt has been formed. It's fortunate that PM Modi has become the PM for the third term. India will reach newer heights in his leadership. The Karyakartas like me who do politics for the service of the nation, feel fortunate that we get this opportunity," Chouhan said.

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: Six former chief ministers are a part of Modi's new Cabinet. They are -

Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh)

Rajnath Singh (Uttar Pradesh)

Manohar Lal Khattar (Haryana)

Sarbananda Sonowal (Assam)

H D Kumaraswamy (Karnataka)

Jitan Ram Manjhi (Bihar)

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: On the formation of the new government, BJP leader Shaina NC said, “It's a proud feeling that Modi 3.0 is a reality. History has been made, after 1962, it's the first time that a PM has taken oath for three consecutive terms... Modi ji is a symbol of stability. Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu have shown trust because they know that India is moving towards Viksit Bharat.”

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: The first Cabinet meeting of the newly-formed Modi government is likely to be held today at 5 pm.

Rajnath Singh

Amit Shah

Nitin Gadkari

Jagat Prakash Nadda

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Nirmala Sitharaman

S Jaishankar

Manohar Lal Khattar

HD Kumaraswamy

Piyush Goyal

Dharmedra Pradhan

Jitam Ram Manjhi

Rajiv Ranjan Singh/Lallan Singh

Sarbananda Sonowal

Birendra Kumar

Ram Mohan Naidu

Pralhad Joshi

Jual Oram

Giriraj Singh

Ashwini Vaishnaw

Jyotiraditya Scindia

Bhupender Yadav

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Annapurna Devi

Kiren Rijiju

Hardeep Singh Puri

Mansukh Mandaviya

G Kishan Reddy

Chirag Paswan

CR Patil

Narendra Modi 3.0 LIVE updates: Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister for the third consecutive time along with his new Cabinet and council of ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday evening. The oath was administered by President Droupadi Murmu in the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.