Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri assumed charge as the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas in the Modi 3.0 government on Tuesday.
Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday assumed charge as Union Minister of Communications. After taking charge, he told reporters that he was honoured to be given the ministry by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Jitendra Singh on Tuesday took charge as Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Top officials of the ministry welcomed him into the minister's chamber with bouquets.
Madhya Pradesh assembly speaker and former Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday applauded the cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the third term, saying that it was a capable cabinet and would realise the PM's vision.
Giriraj Singh on Tuesday took charge as Union Minister of Textiles. He was welcomed into the minister's chamber by Piyush Goyal, who held the portfolio in the previous government, and other top officials of the ministry.
Former Union Minister and Congress leader Bhakta Charan Das have resigned from the post of Chairman of Odisha Congress Campaign Committee, taking moral responsibility for failure to get the expected number of seats both in Assembly and Parliament elections in Odisha.