Narendra Modi introduces council of ministers in Lok Sabha

Apart from Rajnath Singh, those introduced included Sushma Swaraj; Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley; Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu and Surface Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Nitin Gadkari.

Among the ministers from BJP's allies parties were Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan (LJP); Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Anant Geete (Shiv Sena); Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal (SAD), and Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju (TDP).

There are 44 members in the union council of ministers.