7 MPs of UP became ministers of state in Modi cabinet: three OBC, 3 Dalit and one Brahmin face; When MP Pankaj Chaudhary could not read the affidavit, the President interrupted, became a minister a day before the daughter’s wedding.

Seven MPs from Uttar Pradesh have been included in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet. The special thing is that all these MPs have been made ministers of state only. In this, Maharajganj MP Pankaj Chaudhary, Mirzapur’s Anupriya Patel, Agra’s Dr. SP Singh Baghel, Jalaun MP Bhanu Pratap, Mohanlal Ganj MP Kaushal Kishore, Rajya Sabha MP BL Verma and Kheri MP Ajay Mishra have taken oath. This time three OBC, three Dalit and one Brahmin faces have been included in the Modi cabinet. It is being told that Pankaj Chaudhary has taken oath as a minister a day before his daughter’s wedding.

Pankaj could not read the affidavit
Maharajganj MP Pankaj Chaudhary took oath as Minister of State. During this time he could not read the affidavit of office and secrecy. President Ram Nath Kovind interrupted him, then again he read the affidavit correctly.

UP may get the responsibility of the new ministry
Ahead of the cabinet expansion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday created a new ministry, the Ministry of Cooperation. The Modi government will realize its vision of ‘Sahakar Se Prosperity’ through this ministry. This ministry will provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country. If sources are to be believed, the responsibility of this ministry can be given to a big face of UP.

These seven faces of UP have got a place in the Modi government.

Features of faces joining the Union Cabinet from UP

1. Anupriya Patel: Trying to woo Kurmi voters in UP

Anupriya Patel taking the oath of office and secrecy.

Appupriya Patel is the National President of Apna Dal (S) and MP from Mirzapur. Anupriya’s hold is considered very strong among Kurmi voters. Became MP from Mirzapur for the second time in a row. Prior to this, Anupriya Patel had reached the Lok Sabha for the first time in 2014 from Mirzapur. Then he was given a place in the Modi cabinet. Assembly elections are due in UP next year. 9-10% of the voters in the state are Kurmis. This is the reason why BJP has given the reins of the party in UP in the hands of Kurmi leader Swatantra Dev Singh.

2. Focus on Brahmin Voters through Ajay Mishra

Kheri MP Ajay Mishra Teni was selected for the Sansad Ratna of the 17th Lok Sabha in 2020. He is the first MP from UP to receive this award starting from 2010. Ajay Mishra Teni has been elected to the Lok Sabha for two consecutive terms from the Kheri parliamentary seat. Along with him, twenty three MPs from different political parties from all over the country were selected for this award. At present Ajay Mishra is a member of the Public Accounts Committee. Through Ajay, the Modi government has focused on Brahmin voters in UP. BJP can get the benefit of this in the elections to be held next year.

3. BL Verma in place of Santosh Gangwar

BL Verma of Badaun, who is handling the responsibility of UP Construction and Development Corporation, is being made a Union Minister after being made a Rajya Sabha member. It is said that BL Verma is being replaced by Santosh Gangwar. The party has tried to make him a minister by making him a minister with Rohilkhand and Agra mandal. Lodhi vote bank is the largest in these areas. BL Verma has been close to a big leader of Lodhi society and former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh.

Banwari Lal Verma resident of Kasba Ujhani is now known as BL Verma. He is originally from Jyora Parwala village of Ujhani block of Bareilly. He started his political journey in 1980 as block workahvah and tehsil chief of the Sangh. District General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in 1984, State Minister of BJYM in 1997. He also held the responsibility of BJP’s state minister twice from 2003 to 2007. In 2011, when Kalyan Singh left the BJP and formed the Jan Kranti Party, he got the responsibility of the state president. After returning to BJP along with Kalyan Singh, he was made the president of Braj region.

4. Five-time MP Bhanu gets a place in the Union Cabinet

Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma taking oath as minister.

Jalaun-Garautha-Bhognipur MP Bhanu Pratap Verma has got a place in the Union Cabinet. Bhanu Pratap Verma reached Parliament for the 5th time as an MP. He is an M.A. in Education. LLB Huh. Bhanu Pratap Verma started his political journey as a member of the municipality. Later in 1992-93 for the first time he was elected as MLA from Konch reserved seat.

He was made a candidate for the first time in 1996 from the Jalaun Garautha reserved Lok Sabha seat. He won. In 1998, he became a member of the Lok Sabha again. He had to face defeat in 1999. In 2004, he was re-elected from Jalaun. In 2009, he had to face defeat again. In 2014, he was elected MP for the fourth time in the Modi wave and became MP for the fifth time in 2019. Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma is originally from Malviya Nagar in Koch.

Bhanu Pratap Verma comes from Scheduled Caste and he is also the National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party Scheduled Front. Being a Dalit face, he is being given a place in the Union Cabinet in view of the UP Assembly elections.

5. Professor Baghel is a two-time MP and has a good hold on the SC category

Dr. SP Singh Baghel taking oath as Minister of State.

Pro. SP Singh Baghel is an MP from Agra seat of UP. He has a good hold on SC category. Baghel has done the job of a inspector in the beginning of his career. He was very close to Narayan Dutt Tiwari and Mulayam Singh Yadav. Baghel was the security guard of Narayan Dutt Tiwari and Mulayam Singh Yadav.

In 1989, Mulayam Singh Yadav fielded Baghel in the Lok Sabha elections for the first time as a candidate of the Samajwadi Party from Jalesar seat and he won the election. After this he was elected MP twice. Baghel, first a Lok Sabha and then a Rajya Sabha MP, won the 2017 election from Tundla Assembly near Agra and became a cabinet minister in the Yogi government. In 2019, BJP gave him a Lok Sabha ticket from Agra and Baghel reached the Lok Sabha. SP Singh Baghel’s family is from Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh, his father was also in the police department.

6. Pankaj Chaudhary: Became MP for the 6th time, started politics from Gorakhpur

Pankaj Choudhary taking oath as Minister of State in the Modi cabinet.

Pankaj Chaudhary, BJP MP from Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh took oath as Minister of State in the Modi cabinet. In 2019, Pankaj Chaudhary had reached the Lok Sabha for the 6th time as an MP. Chaudhary was born in Gorakhpur and was educated from here. 57-year-old Pankaj Chaudhary has experience from councilor to member of parliament. His political career also started from Gorakhpur itself. Pankaj Chaudhary has been an MP in 1991, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2014. In 2019, he has been elected MP for the sixth time. It is being told that Pankaj Choudhary has taken oath as a minister a day before his daughter’s wedding.

7- Attempts to reach Dalit vote bank through Kaushal Kishor

Kaushal Kishor, MP from Mohanlalganj, was sworn in as a minister in the Modi government.

Kaushal Kishor has made a mark as a big leader of Dalits in UP. Mohanlal Ganj, the outskirts of the capital Lucknow, has become an MP for the second consecutive time. Kaushal comes from SC caste and works continuously in his area for the upliftment of Dalits. His wife is also an MLA. It is believed that he has a good hold not only in his parliamentary constituency but also in the surrounding districts as a Dalit leader. The party wants to give a big message to this community by including it in the Modi cabinet. He became an MLA for the first time in the year 2002. After this, in 2004, he got the status of Minister of State in Mulayam Singh’s government. It was followed by defeat in the 2007 and 2012 assembly elections. Joined the BJP before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. In 2019, he has become an MP again and now he has been made a minister for the first time in the central government.

Team Modi’s new face

1. Narayan Rane 2. Sarbananda Sonowal 3. Virendra Kumra 4. Jyotiraditya Scindia 5. RCP Singh 6. Ashwini Vaishnav 7. Pashupati Kumar Paras 8. Kiran Rijiju 9. Rajkumar Singh 10. Hardeep Singh Puri 11. Mansukh Mandaviya 12. Bhupendra Yadav 13. Purushottam Rupala 14. G Kishan Reddy 15. Anurag Thakur 16. Pankaj Choudhary 17. Anupriya Patel 18. Satyapal Singh Baghel 19. Rajeev Chandrasekhar 20. Shobha Karandlaje 21. Bhanupratap Singh Verma 22. Darshana Vikram Jardosh 23. Meenakshi Lekhi 24. Annapurna Lekhi 25. A. Narayan Swami 26. Kaushal Kishore 27. Ajay Bhatt 28. BL Verma 29. Ajay Kumar 30. Devsinh Chauhan 31. Bhagwant Khubha 32. Kapil Patil 33. Pratima Bhowmik 34. Subhash Sarkar 35. Bhagwat Krishna Rao Karad 36 . Rajkumar Ranjan Singh 37. Bharti Praveen Pawar 38. Vishweshwar Tudu 39. Shantanu Thakur 40. Mahendra Bhai Munjapara 41. John Barla 42. L. Murugan 43. Nitish Authentic

Bareilly MP Santosh Gangwar resigns from cabinet

Bareilly MP and Union Minister Santosh Gangwar has resigned. Gangwar, 73, has resigned due to age. Most of the young faces are being given place in the Modi cabinet. Santosh Gangwar was sworn in as Minister of State with independent charge in the second term of the Modi government. He was given the responsibility of the Ministry of Labor and Employment. In 2017, Gangwar was made the Minister of Labor and Employment. In 2014, Santosh Gangwar was given the charge of Minister of State for Finance. Later he also took over the Ministry of Textiles.