With 7 New Faces, Women Ministers In PM Modi's Council Rise To 11
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Shobha Karandlaje, Darshana Vikram Jardosh, Lekhi, Annpurna Devi, Pratima Bhoumik, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar and Apna Dal's Anupriya Singh Patel have been inducted in the council of ministers.
Seven more women members, including Meenakashi Lekhi, Shobha Karandlaje and Anupriya Singh Patel, joined the council of ministers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, taking the overall female strength to 11 which is one of the highest. As many as 15 new cabinet ministers and 28 ministers of state were sworn in, taking the strength of the council of ministers to 78. The seven women who took oath as ministers of state were Karandlaje, Darshana Vikram Jardosh, Lekhi, Annpurna Devi, Pratima Bhoumik, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar and Apna Dal's Anupriya Singh Patel. Among them, three are first-time MPs while Ms Patel is making a comeback to the council of ministers as she was the Union Minister of State for Health under Prime Minister Modi earlier.More Related News