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The AIADMK led the NDA alliance in Tamil Nadu, only to face defeat as the DMK-led Congress walked away with 38 of the 39 seats. Interestingly, the AIADMK didn’t make it to PM Modi’s Cabinet either.

 

If a look at the next possible items on BJP’s agenda is considered, the new team is well tailored to carry them out

The Modi government on Friday announced the portfolios of the ministers in the cabinet

Anant Kumar Hegde from Uttar Kannada and Ramesh Jigajinagi from Bijapur (SC) from the NDA-1 government were dropped from the recently formed government

This is for the first time a Kerala BJP leader (Muraleedharan) is being sworn in along with the prime minister. Earlier, Rajagopal and Alphons Kannanthanam had joined the Vajpayee and Modi ministries respectively after a long wait
 

Pratap Chandra Sarangi became MLA twice. He also defeated the sitting BJD MP and industrialist Rabindra Kumar Jena by 12,956 votes in the recent Lok Sabha polls.

While Narendra Modi was all set to take oath as the Prime Minister of India on Thursday evening (May 30), special prayers were held by the Rameshwaram BJP unit in Tamil Nadu

BJP's lone parliamentarian from Andhra Pradesh, Suresh Prabhu, was omitted in PM Narendra Modi's new council of ministers sworn-in on Thursday (May 30)

While most of the names and faces remained the same as last time, the high-profile omissions were also apparent through their absence from the council of ministers

Veteran leader Sushma Swaraj, who was quite popular on the social media for her quick responses and instant help to citizens, both in India and abroad, was missed by the Twitterati

Narendra Modi’s troubleshooter when it came to foreign policy, former foreign secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has donned several significant caps. Jaishankar is best known for his stints as India’s ambassador to the US and China.
 

G Kishan Reddy, the BJP candidate, who emerged victorious in Secunderabad is most likely to get a portfolio under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet.
 

Congress-JD(S) leaders held a meeting to discuss new names for cabinet expansion. Three leaders; two from JD(S) and one from Congress will be inducted to fill three vacant spots

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley takes a back seat in the Union cabinet citing health reasons. Cauvery Water Management Authority in New Delhi ordered Karnataka to release 9.19 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu. For all the latest news, watch MyNation in 100 seconds.