First Cabinet Meeting Of PM's New Team

The Union cabinet and the Council of Ministers are meeting a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out a major expansion and shake up of his cabinet. Two meetings will be held back-to-back. While the cabinet meeting is taking place at 5pm, the Council of Ministers is expected to meet at 7 pm. It is common for the Prime Minister to call meetings of the Union cabinet as well as the Council of Ministers after a reshuffle or expansion exercise. Yesterday's exercise saw the induction of 15 cabinet ministers and several Ministers of State. Seven MoS were elevated to cabinet rank.