The 23 ministers who will form Narendra Modi's Cabinet
Narendra Modi has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister, India's 15th and the second from the BJP. Mr Modi led his party to a historic 282-seat win, decimating the ruling Congress. These are the 23 ministers who will form the Cabinet in his 45-member council of ministers, the leanest ever.
Rajnath Singh : Ministry - Home
Arun Jaitley: Ministry - Finance with additional charge of Defence
Sushma Swaraj: Ministry - External Affairs
Nitin Gadkari: Ministry - Transport
Sadananda Gowda: Ministry - Railways
M Venkaiah Naidu: Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs Ministries
Ravi Shankar Prasad: Ministry - Telecom and Law
Smriti Irani: Ministry - Human Resource Development
Uma Bharti: Ministry - Water Resources, Ganga Renovation