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Murli Manohar Joshi

A strong proponent of RSS ideology, former Physics teacher vacated Varanasi seat for BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi

Rao Inderjit Singh

Singh had switched from Congress to BJP over differences with Haryana CM

Nirmala Sitharaman

An Arun Jaitley acolyte, she is an authority in International Relations

Piyush Goyal

Goyal led the BJP's IT campaign

Jitendra Singh

Singh was the chief spokesperson of BJP's J&K unit

V K Singh

Singh was the first army chief who dragged the central govt to SC over a dispute over his age

Prakash Javadekar

Javadekar helped BJP strike an alliance with TDP

Shripad Naik

Naik's inclusion in the Cabinet is seen as a slight to Manohar Parrikar

Dharmendra Pradhan

Pradhan is considered a confidant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan is considered to be a close associate of Modi

Venkaiah Naidu

The man of similes may steer business in the House

Nitin Gadkari

Is now firmly back at the BJP high table

Sushma Swaraj

Once the youngest Cabinet minister, now a veteran

Arun Jaitley

With Modi's confidence in him, he has his task cut out

Rajnath Singh

A seasoned politician and RSS favourite

Subramanian Swamy

A former professor at Harvard and IIT Delhi, he merged Janata Party, of which he was President, with BJP in 2013

Narendra Modi

Son of a tea-stall owner, Modi has led first simple majority in Lok Sabha since 1984

Rajinikanth's Kochadaiiyaan mops up Rs 42 cr worldwide in first week

Gross collections at home at Rs 30 cr; movie released in 6 languages across 3,000 screens worldwide

New Delhi geared up to crown 'PM Modi' today

Security beefed up for oath-taking ceremony; MPs told not to bring their spouses along

Microsoft Ventures' fourth batch