Nine of the ministers, who are to join the cabinet, as part of Prime Minister Naerendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle, were named on Saturday night. These include Shiv Pratap Shukla from UP, Ashwini Choubey and RK Singh from Bihar, Virendra Kumar from Madhya Pradesh, Ananthkumar Hegde from Karnataka, former IFS officer Hardeep Singh Puri, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat from Rajasthan, Satya Pal Singh, who was the former commissioner of the Mumbai police, and Kerala’s Alphons Kallnanthanan
Here’s a little bit about each of the named leaders
Shiv Pratap Shukla: Shukla is a Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh. He is a Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development. Elected as a Member of the UP Legislative Assembly for four consecutive terms, he served as a Cabinet Minister in the Uttar Pradesh government for 8 years, and is known for his work in Rural Development, Education and Prison reform during his tenure.
Ashwini Kumar Choubey: Choubey is a Lok Sabha MP from Bihar’s Buxar. Currently, he is a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Estimates and Standing Committee on Energy. Choubey has been elected for 5 consecutive terms to the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He has helped construct 11,000 toilets for Mahadalit families in the region.
Dr Virendra Kumar: A Lok Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh’s Tikamgah, Kumar is six-time member of the lower house. He is the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour, and has been Chairman of the Joint Committee on Office of Profit and a Member of National Social Security Board.
Anantkumar Hegde: Hegde is a Lok Sabha MP from Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. He is a Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs and Human Resource Development. Having been elected as an MP for the first time at the young age of 28 years, Anantkumar Hedge is now a 5th term Lok Sabha MP. During his multiple stints in Parliament, he has been a member of multiple Parliamentary Standing Committees including the likes of Finance, Home Affairs, Human Resource Development, Commerce, Agriculture and External Affairs.
Raj Kumar Singh: Singh is a Lok Sabha MP from Arrah, Bihar. He is a Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committees on Health and Family Welfare, Personnel, Pensions and Public Grievances and Law & Justice. A well-read man, Raj Kumar Singh studied English Literature at St. Stephens College, New Delhi, and got a Bachelors Degree in Law thereafter. He also went on to study at the RVB Delft University in Netherlands.
Hardeep Singh Puri: A former IFS officer, Puri is the President and Chairman of Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) think tank, and was the Vice President of International Peace Institute, New York.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: A Lok Sabha MP from Jodhpur, Shekhawat is a Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance and Chairperson of the Fellowship Committee. Known for his simple life style, he is one of the most followed political leaders on Quora globally.
Satya Pal Singh: A Lok Sabha MP from Baghpat, UP, former Mumbai police commissioner Satya Pal Singh is a Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs and Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit.
Alphons Kannanthanam: An IAS officer from Kerala cadre, Kannanthanam is a practicing advocate. He was also commissioner of Delhi Development Authority where cleared DDA areas of encroachment removing around 15,000 illegal buildings. This got him listed in Time Magazine's list of 100 Young Global Leaders in 1994.
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