PM Modi Cabinet Reshuffle Live Updates: New Ministers To Take Charge Today

Union Cabinet Expansion live Updates: A number of key portfolios - including health, law, information and technology and railways - have gone to new ministers and junior ministers who were elevated in PM Modi's Council of Ministers that underwent a reboot.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a new council of ministers on Wednesday with unexpected high-profile exits and expected bump-ups for politically meaningful sections in a huge push to revive his government's flagging popularity before key polls. A number of key portfolios - including health, law, information and technology and railways - have gone to new ministers and junior ministers who were elevated in PM Modi's Council of Ministers that underwent a reboot. The total strength of the Council of Ministers is now 78, including the Prime Minister. The current reshuffle has boosted the number of cabinet ministers from 21 to 30 and the number of junior ministers from 23 to 45. There are fewer junior ministers with Independent charge - the figure has dropped from nine to two.