Modi's Cabinet Expansion: 7 Women Who Joined Narendra Modi's Union Council Of Ministers

Modi's Cabinet Expansion 7 Women Who Joined Narendra Modi's Union Council Of Ministers

Jun 10, 2024 Radhika Bhardwaj

Nirmala Sitharaman Former Union finance minister, BJP's Rajya Sabha member, one of two women in the Cabinet, serving third term

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Annapurna Devi OBC leader, 2nd woman in Union Cabinet, key for BJP in state polls, ex-minister in Jharkhand/Bihar

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Savitri Thakur Sworn in as Minister of State at 46, tribal leader from Madhya Pradesh. Won Dhar seat in 2024 after 2019 ticket denial

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Nimuben Bambhaniya Minister of State, one of three women to win from Gujarat on BJP ticket, former Bhavnagar mayor, won by huge margin

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Raksha Khadse Minister, three-term Maharashtra MP, won Lok Sabha seat twice, B.Sc in computer science

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Shobha Karandlaje Ex-Union Minister, vocal critic of extremism, three-time Lok Sabha member, first woman MP from Bengaluru

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Anupriya Patel Prominent OBC Kurmi leader, returns to Union ministry, former Minister of State for Commerce, won Mirzapur seat in UP

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