THE BIG TAKEAWAYS FROM MODI’S EXERCISE
The gainers
NIRMALA SITHARAMAN NOW: Minister of Defence EARLIER: Minister of Commerce and Industry (Ind Charge) NITIN GADKARI
NOW: Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Minister of Shipping; Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
EARLIER: Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Shipping HARSH VARDHAN
NOW: Minister of Science and Technology; Minister of Earth Sciences; Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
EARLIER: Minister of Science and Technology; Minister of Earth Sciences;
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (additional) SMRITI IRANI
NOW: Minister of Textiles; Minister of Information and Broadcasting EARLIER: Minister of Textiles; Minister of I&B (additional charge) PIYUSH GOYAL
NOW: Minister of Railways; Minister of Coal
EARLIER: : MoS Power (Independent Charge); Coal (Ind Charge); New and Renewable Energy (Ind Charge); Mines (Ind Charge) DHARMENDRA PRADHAN
NOW: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
EARLIER: : MoS (Ind Charge) of Petroleum and Natural Gas RAJYAVARDHAN SINGH RATHORE
NOW: MoS (Ind Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
EARLIER: : MoS for Information and Broadcasting
The losers
UMA BHARATI NOW: Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation EARLIER: Minister of water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation
VIJAY GOEL
NOW: MoS Parliamentary Affairs; MoS Statistics, Programme Implementation
EARLIER: : Minister of State youth affairs and sports (Ind Charge); water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation MAHESH SHARMA
NOW: MoS (Ind Charge) of Culture; MoS in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change EARLIER: : MoS (Ind Charge) of Culture and MoS (Ind Charge) of Tourism S.S. AHLUWALIA
NOW: MoS in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation EARLIER: : MoS Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Parliamentary Affairs