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After rude shock in LS polls, BJP inducts 9 faces from UP

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June 10, 2024

AFTER suffering a rude shock in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election, the BJP -- which ended up losing nearly half of the seats as compared to its 2019 tally of 62 in Uttar Pradesh -- has inducted nine ministers, besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, from the state in Modi 3.0.

-  NAMITA BAJPAI

Others who were sworn in as ministers from UP included RLD chief Jayant Chaudhury, BJP's Pilibhit MP Jitin Prasada, Apna Dal (S) chief and Mirzapur MP Anupriya Patel, Gonda MP Kirti Vardhan Singh, Maharajganj MP Pankaj Chaudhury, Bansgaon MP Kamlesh Paswan, Agra MP SPS Baghel besides two Rajya Sabha members Hardeep Puri and BL Verma. Though the party lost 28 seats as compared to its 2019 tally, the state has got a lion's share in the cabinet of PM Modi who took oath f

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