Ex-Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar likely to join Union Cabinet
With no permission to land, KCR and Jagan cancel Delhi visit
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Chief Ministers cancelled their visit to Delhi to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in after their flights did not get the permission to fly to the national capital. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who took oath as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, along with Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, who attended the swearing-in, was scheduled to leave for Delhi by a special aircraft. However, they did not get permission from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to fly due to restrictions on landing of unscheduled flights at the Indira Gandhi International Airport between 3.20 p.m. and 11 p.m., officials said.
Visuals from outside Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony.
More than 40 ministers speculated to swear in .
V Muraleedharan from Kerala to join Modi ministry, reports IANS.
Former Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar arrives at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg (PM Modi’s residence).
Amit Shah to be part of Narendra Modi cabinet, Gujarat BJP chief confirms.
“Had a courtesy meeting with our mentor Amit Shah and gave my best wishes to him on his inclusion as a strong member of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s council of ministers.”
Will Amit Shah be the new FM?
With Gujarat BJP chief Jitu Vaghani tweeting his congratulations, it is now confirmed that BJP president Amit Shah is joining the Narendra Modi cabinet. TV channels speculate that he would be the nest finance minister, with Arun Jaitley opting out of the cabinet due to health reasons.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets ready to take oath for his second tenure later in the day, party president Amit Shah has started calling up likely ministers who will be inducted in the Modi Cabinet. According to reports, after a final round of consultations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah has called BJP leader from Bihar Ravi Shankar Prasad, senior leader Prakash Javadekar, Union minister Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Prasad.
