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Piyush Goyal returns as Union minister in new avatar as 1st time LS member

Goyal won against Congress candidate Bhushan Patil from the Mumbai North seat by a huge margin of 3,57,608 votes, the highest in the state

Modi takes 3rd time oath as PM in white kurta, churidar with blue jacket

Modi paired his dress with black shoes for the swearing-in ceremony at the forecourts of the Rashtrapati Bhavan

Being twice CM to Union minister, Kumaraswamy demonstrates political acumen

By winning the Mandya Lok Sabha seat, the former CM has not only managed to regain the JD(S)'s lost bastion, but also demonstrated that the party is still a force to be reckoned with in Karnataka

JP Nadda returns to Union cabinet after stint as BJP national president

He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012 and made a member of the BJP's parliamentary board in 2014 when Amit Shah took over as party president

Meet BJP leader Amit Shah, an astute politician and master strategist

Often likened to the modern-day Chanakya, Shah made history by becoming the youngest president of the Bharatiya Janata Party at 49 in 2014

Four-time MP CM, Shivraj Singh Chouhan enters Union cabinet for 1st time

Having the image of a soft-spoken man coupled with simplicity, the 65-year-old leader led the BJP's campaign in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in the state

PM Modi equals record feat of 3rd straight term as challenges await

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has won 293 seats, which Modi has noted is the biggest success for any pre-poll alliance when a single party did not get a majority

Meet Rajnath Singh, a quintessential grassroots leader from Uttar Pradesh

The 72-year-old Singh, whose illustrious political career spanned over five decades, on Sunday took oath as a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet

Narendra Modi sworn in for third consecutive term as India's Prime Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the third Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru and Atal Bihari Vajpayee to have a third term in the post

SRK, Ambani, Adani, other celebrities attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud was also present with his wife. Former presidents Ram Nath Kovind and Pratibha Patil also attended the event

NCP missed out for insisting on cabinet berth instead of MoS: Fadnavis

The Ajit Pawar-led NCP, part of the ruling alliance in Maharashtra along with the BJP and the Shiv Sena, performed poorly in the Lok Sabha polls, managing to win just one seat (Raigad) out of four

Will keep working as BJP worker: Outgoing Union minister Anurag Thakur

In the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, Thakur was reelected to the Lower House of Parliament from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh

No longer Modi govt, NDA govt taking oath, says RJD leader Manoj Jha

Narendra Modi will on Sunday take oath for a third consecutive term as prime minister, along with members of his council

Be humble, never compromise on transparency: Modi to ministers-designate

The prime minister-designate also asked them to give respect and dignity to all MPs, irrespective of their parties, as all of them were elected by the people, the sources said

Ajit Pawar's NCP faction excluded from Cabinet in Modi government 3.0

Ajit Pawar's NCP was offered one MoS Independent Charge post by the BJP government, which party leader Praful Patel called a 'demotion'

Modi will be 'weak prime minister' in his third term: Congress' Alka Lamba

She claimed the opposition achieved a "victory" in saving democracy in the country

Made me minister as Punjab's progress is NDA govt's priority: Ravneet Bittu

I didn't want to sit in the opposition benches for the fourth time, Bittu said

Naveen Patnaik's close aide Pandian quits politics after BJD's defeat

VK Pandian announced his withdrawal from politics following Biju Janata Dal's (BJD) defeat in the Odisha state Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in 2024

Kharge to attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony; several Oppn leaders to skip

TMC leader Sagarika Ghosh posted her invitation letter on X and said that she would not be attending the ceremony

Transgender community, sanitation workers to attend Modi's oath ceremony

This is the first time that people from the transgender community are formally invited for the swearing-in ceremony, a BJP leader said