2 New Ministers Of State Join Home Ministry: What They Said On Day 1

In a first since the BJP came to power in 2014, the Ministry of Home Affairs has three Ministers of State.

Ajay Kumar Misra and Nisith Pramanik today took charge as Ministers of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), a day after they were sworn in with 41 others in the Narendra Modi government's mega cabinet reshuffle. Shri @NisithPramanik assumes charge as Minister of State for Home Affairs at North Block in New Delhi.@HMOIndia@PIB_India@DDNewslive@airnewsalertspic.twitter.com/etK2ezYZAV In a first since the BJP came to power in 2014, the MHA has three Ministers of State. Besides Mr Misra and Mr Pramanik, Mr Nityanand Rai is a junior minister in the ministry headed by Amit Shah. G Kishan Reddy, who was earlier a Minister of State in MHA, has been elevated to cabinet minister rank in the latest reshuffle and is now in charge of Culture, Tourism and Northeast development portfolios. Both Mr Misra and Mr Pramanik greeted Home Minister Shah before formally taking charge at the North Block today. They were accompanied by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla to their offices.