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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Indian PM Modi names Cabinet for coalition government after his party lost majority

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

India's Narendra Modi, newly sworn in for a third straight term, named a Cabinet on Monday that retained his top ministers in crucial portfolios despite his Hindu nationalist party losing their majority in a shock election result.

There was no change in the top four ministries. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who spearheaded the country's foreign policy for the last five years, was handed back his position as the External Affairs Minister. Amit Shah will continue as India's Home Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman will remain as the Finance Minister and Rajnath Singh will continue to be Defense Minister.

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