20 BJP Heavyweights Missing from Modi 3.0

20 BJP Heavyweights Missing from Modi 3.0

Keywords: Modi 3.0, BJP, Team Modi 2.0, Reshuffle

The recent reshuffle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet has seen the departure of several prominent BJP leaders from Team Modi 2.0. Here’s a list of 20 heavyweights who are absent from the new cabinet:

Ravishankar Prasad (Law Minister): Senior lawyer and former spokesperson
Prakash Javadekar (Environment Minister): Seasoned politician and former I&B Minister
Dr. Harsh Vardhan (Health Minister): Renowned pulmonologist and former Science Minister
Nitin Gadkari (Transport Minister): Charismatic leader and top performer
Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance Minister): Economist and former Defense Minister
Piyush Goyal (Commerce & Industry Minister): Business-savvy leader and former Railway Minister
Smriti Irani (Women & Child Development Minister): Former HRD Minister and popular politician
Ravi Shankar Prasad (Telecom Minister): Former IT and Law Minister
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Minority Affairs Minister): Veteran leader and former Minister of State for Tourism
Harsimrat Kaur Badal (Food Processing Minister): Politician from Punjab and former Union Minister
Anantkumar Hegde (Skill Development Minister): Former Minister of State for Skill Development
P.P. Chaudhary (Law & Justice Minister): Former Minister of State for Law
Arvind Sawant (Heavy Industries Minister): Member of Parliament from Maharashtra
Vijay Goel (Sports Minister): Former Minister of State for Youth Affairs
Anurag Thakur (Finance Minister): Former Minister of State for Finance
Sanjeev Balyan (Agriculture Minister): Member of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh
Ram Shankar Katheria (Tribal Affairs Minister): Former Minister of State for HRD
Mansukh Mandaviya (Health Minister): Former Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers
Rajiv Chandrashekhar (Skill Development Minister): Former President of NASSCOM

The absence of these experienced and influential leaders has raised questions about their future roles within the BJP and the government. Some believe their departure may impact the party’s performance in upcoming elections, while others suggest it could create opportunities for younger and less-established leaders to rise through the ranks.