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Pradhan, Goyal, Sitharaman, Naqvi elevated to Cabinet rank in Modi govt

President Ram Nath Kovind administers oath of office along with 9 new ministers

Piyush Goyal
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Piyush Goyal

BS Web Team New Delhi
In a reward for their performance in the Narendra Modi government, Ministers of State for Petroleum Dharmendra Pradhan, Ministers of State for Power and New & Renewable EnergyPiyush Goyal, Ministers of State for Commerce & Industry Nirmala Sitharaman, and Ministers of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi were on Sunday elevated as Cabinet ministers.
 
The four ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

According to television reports, the Cabinet reshuffle could see Piyush Goyal getting the key railway ministry. He might replace Suresh Prabhu, who received flak