The BJP on 7th July, 2021 inducted 36 new MPs into the cabinet out of which 16 are first-time MPs. 27 ministers belong to the OBC class, 12 from SC class, 8 ministers from the ST class and 11 women. The average of the cabinet is 58 which was 61 before the reshuffle. 

Here’s the complete list of new cabinet ministers under Modi 2.0

• Jyotiraditya M. Scindia – Union minister of Civil Aviation

• Ashwini Vaishnaw – Union minister of Railways; Union minister of Communications; and Union minister of Electronics and Information Technology

• Meenakashi Lekhi – Union minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Culture

• Anurag Singh Thakur – Union minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Union minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

• Narayan Tatu Rane – Union minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

• Ramdas Athawale – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

• PashuPati Kumar Paras – Union minister of Food Processing Industries

• Prahalad Singh Patel – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries

• Ashwini Kumar Choubey – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

• Arjun Ram Meghwal – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Culture

• Krishan Pal – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Power; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries

• Danve Raosaheb Dadarao – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Railways; Union minister of State in the Ministry of Coal; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Mines

• Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

• General (Retd.) V. K. Singh – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation

• Nityanand Rai – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs

• Pankaj Chaowdhary – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

• Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development

• Prof. SP Singh Baghel – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice

• Anupriya Singh Patel – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

• Shobha Karandlaje – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

• Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

• V. Muraleedharan – Union minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

• Rajeev Chandrasekhar – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

• Darshana Vikram Jardosh – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Railways

• Som Parkash – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

• Renuka Singh Saruta – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs

• Rameswar Teli – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment

• Kailash Choudhary – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

• Annpurna Devi – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Education

• A. Narayanaswamy – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

• Kaushal Kishore – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

• Ajay Bhatt – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Defence; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism

• BL Verma – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation

• Ajay Kumar – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs

• Devusinh Chauhan – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Communications

• Bhagwanth Khuba – Union minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

• Kapil Moreshwar Patil – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj

• Pratima Bhoumik – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

• Dr. Subhas Sarkar – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Education

• Sarbananda Sonowal – Union minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and Union minister of AYUSH

• Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

• Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh – Union minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Education

• Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

• Bishweswar Tudu – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti

• Shantanu Thakur – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

• Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of AYUSH

• John Barla – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs

• Dr. L. Murugan – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

• Nisith Pramanik – Union minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs; and Union minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Here’s the list of existing MPs with some taking charge of new ministries

• Narendra Modi – Prime minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; All important policy issues; and All other portfolios not allocated to any Union minister

• Amit Shah – Union minister of home affairs; and Union minister of cooperation

• Raj Nath Singh – Union minister of defence

• Nirmala Sitharaman – Union minister of Finance; and Union minister of Corporate Affairs

• Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar – Union minister of External Affairs

• Kiren Rijiju – Union minister of Law and Justice

• Dr. Virendra Kumar – Union minister of Social Justice and Empowerment

• Dharmendra Pradhan – Union minister of Education; and Union minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

• Smriti Zubin Irani – Union minister of Women and Child Development

• Narendra Singh Tomar – Union minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

• Nitin Jairam Gadkari – Union minister of road transport and highways

• Piyush Goyal – Union minister of Commerce and Industry; Union minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Union minister of Textiles

• Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi – Union minister of Minority Affairs

• Arjun Munda – Union minister of Tribal Affairs

• Giriraj Singh – Union minister of Rural Development; and Union minister of Panchayati Raj

• Pralhad Joshi – Union minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Union minister of Coal; and Union minister of Mines

• Ramchandra Prasad Singh – Union minister of Steel

• Raj Kumar Singh – Union minister of Power; and Union minister of New and Renewable Energy

• Gajendra Singh Shekhawat – Union minister of Jal Shakti

• Hardeep Singh Puri – Union minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Union minister of Housing and Urban Affairs

• Mansukh Mandaviya – Union minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Union minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers

• Mahendra Nath Pandey – Union minister of Heavy Industries

• Bhupender Yadav – Union minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Union minister of Labour and Employment

• Parshottam Rupala – Union minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

• G. Kishan Reddy – Union minister of Culture; Union minister of Tourism; and Union minister of Development of North Eastern Region

After the induction of new MPs the strength of the cabinet grew from 52 to 77. Elections of CMs have not been all sweet for the BJP in recent times as it had lost West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pucucherry.

From Uttar Pradesh 7 new MPs have taken oath for the new cabinet. The BJP is leaving no stone unturned for the upcoming legislative assembly elections in key states including U.P. which has the most number of legislative assembly seats in India.

The cabinet has been reshuffled based on the performance of some key ministries like IT & Communication, Health and Education. However many ministers who had left their previous parties to join BJP were also waiting for their turn in the cabinet. 

Is this the cabinet that will take the BJP across the finish line in 2024 Lok Sabha elections? Only time will tell. But right now the BJP is trying to wipe its hands clean of the COVID-19 mismanagement and a slowing economy.