Opinion | Modi 3.0: With Message Of Business As Usual, No Ceding Of Space By BJP To Allies In Cabinet

Narendra Modi at the swearing-in ceremony for his third term as Prime Minister, on Sunday. ( Image Source :PTI )

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third-term government has taken oath and ministers have started assuming responsibilities.  Seventy-two ministers – including the Prime Minister – took oath on June 9: 61 from the BJP and 11 from other allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The new government includes 30 Cabinet ministers, five Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and 36 Ministers of State. Almost all allies have been given representation ranging from TDP,