Ravi Shankar Prasad Takes Oath As Union Minister in PM Narendra Modi's Cabinet
Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday took oath as senior minister in the Narendra Modi’s government. The former Law Minister is likely to get a key portfolio in the Modi cabinet 2.0.
New Delhi, May 30: Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday took oath as senior minister in the Narendra Modi’s government. The former Law Minister is likely to get a key portfolio in the Modi cabinet 2.0. He also held an additional portfolio of Electronics and Information Technology during the first term of the Modi government. Prasad won the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Patna Sahin Lok Sabha constituency defeating Congress' Shatrughan Sinha. Modi Cabinet 2.0 Swearing-In Ceremony Live News Updates: Arvind Sawant Takes Oath As Union Minister In Narendra Modi Govt.
During the NDA Government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee's prime ministership, Prasad was appointed Minister of Coal and Mines, Minister of Law and Justice, and Minister of Information and Broadcasting. He is also a designated senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India. Prasad has been practising at the Patna High Court since 1980. He was designated senior advocate at the Patna High Court in 1999 and Senior Advocate at the apex court in 2000. Narendra Modi Sworn in as Prime Minister For Second Consecutive Term.
Prasad began his political career as a student leader in the 1970s organising protests against Indira Gandhi's government and was also jailed when the emergency was imposed by Gandhi's government in 1975. He worked in the student movement in Bihar under the leadership of Jayaprakash Narayan and was an active volunteer of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0: Full List of New Ministers Who Took Oath Along With Prime Minister.
On Thursday Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister for the second consecutive time. In the recently concluded elections, the BJP registered a landslide victory by winning 3030 seats, while the saffron party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) remained victorious on 353 seats.
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