Modi Government
7 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “Modi Government”, published between July 2018 and May 2019. They are filed mainly under BJP, Congress, news. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
Modi 2.0 cabinet: old and new faces sworn in, portfolios to be announced
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new team has 58 members: Modi himself, 24 cabinet ministers, nine ministers of state with independent charge and 24 ministers of state. The first meeting of the new Union Cabinet was set for 5:30 pm on Friday, an official said, with portfolios still to be announced. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath at a ceremony attended by leaders and representatives of BIMSTEC countries, as well as the Prime Minister of Mauritius and the President of Kyrgyzstan. The cabinet ministers Rajnath Singh: Home Minister in Modi’sRead More
Modi 2.0: PM to meet ministers-designate before Thursday evening swearing-in
Ministers picked for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new council will meet him at his residence at 4.30 pm on Thursday, shortly before the swearing-in ceremony, sources said. Modi, fresh from a landslide election win, will take the oath with his new team at 7 pm. Final consultations Earlier in the morning, Modi held a last round of talks with BJP president Amit Shah to finalise the council of ministers before sending the list to Rashtrapati Bhavan. The two had held several rounds of discussions over the previous two days. Shah’sRead More
Modi 2.0 may merge several ministries in push for leaner government
The second Narendra Modi government is expected to bring in a range of changes in line with its slogan of minimum government and maximum governance, including a major restructuring of ministries, according to sources quoted in a report published as the new government was being formed. What is being considered Under the plan, several ministries would be combined. Each merged ministry would be headed by a Cabinet-rank minister, with three to four ministers of state under him to handle its work. Sources said there had been serious discussion on theRead More
Rahul Gandhi says PM Modi is afraid of Xi after China blocks Masood Azhar listing
The Congress turned on the Modi government after China blocked a proposal at the United Nations Security Council to designate Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist. Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was afraid of Chinese President Xi Jinping and stayed silent whenever China acted against India. The Congress attack In a follow-up tweet, Mr Gandhi summed up what he called Mr Modi’s China policy in three points, mocking the Prime Minister’s meetings with Mr Xi in Gujarat, Delhi and China. The partyRead More
PM Modi pauses Mann Ki Baat until after 2019 polls, says he will return in May
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the final Mann Ki Baat radio address of his 2014-2019 government on February 24, telling listeners it would be his last broadcast until the general election was over. In the second edition of the programme in 2019, he said that because he would be contesting the Lok Sabha polls, there would be no Mann Ki Baat in March and April. Why the break The Model Code of Conduct was expected to come into force the following month, barring those in office from using government resourcesRead More
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