Indian Express | PM Narendra Modi’s new Council of Ministers: Portfolios with detailed profiles

May 31,2019

Modi was appointed Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001 and succeeded Keshubhai Patel. He was elected to the Assembly soon after and went on to retain the CM’s post till he took over as Prime Minister in 2014. In 2014, he became the first PM, outside of Congress, to win with full majority.

Previous ministerial record: This is his second consecutive term, with enhanced majority, as the country’s Prime Minister.

Hardeep Singh Puri, 67, MoS Housing and Urban Affairs; MoS Ministry of Civil Aviation; MoS Commerce and Industry

This election: Contested from Amritsar but lost to G S Aujla, the sitting Congress MP. Puri is a Rajya Sabha member from UP.

Journey to Cabinet: Retired IFS officer who was India’s representative to the UN in 1990s, he joined BJP in 2014 soon after his retirement and was subsequently made a minister.

Previous ministerial Record: Was Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs with independent charge in previous Modi ministry.