He even said that Nitish and Naidu are dissatisfied with the allocations of portfolios.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will oversee several key portfolios in his third term, including the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, and all other portfolios not allocated to any minister.

The BJP fielded only one Muslim candidate, in Mallapuram, M. Abdul Salam, who finished third. And no minority candidate from the NDA allies got elected to the 18th Lok Sabha.

Madhya Pradesh retains six ministers in Modi's new government, with Shivraj Singh Chouhan among them. Scindia, Murugan, and Virendra Kumar continue, while Chouhan, Thakur, and Uikey join, notable exclusions being Faggan Singh Kulaste, who shifted to state roles along with Tomar and Patel.

On Sunday, 71 individuals were sworn in as ministers in Modi's cabinet at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, following the NDA's majority win in the Lok Sabha elections.  The new cabinet comprises 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and 36 Ministers of State (MoS).

Narendra Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister at Rashtrapati Bhavan Sunday, becoming only the second leader after Jawaharlal Nehru to secure a third consecutive term, with the 72-member Union Council of Ministers, administered the oath of office by President Droupadi Murmu, comprising 30 Cabinet Ministers and 5 Ministers of State with independent charge.

BJP leader Mansukh Mandaviya, who proved his mettle during Covid-19 pandemic, gets inducted into Modi cabinet 3.0.