Shivraj, Sonowal, Kumaraswamy… PM Modi expressed trust in 5 former CMs, they got place in Namo cabinet

Manohar Lal Khattar

Manohar Lal Khattar, who joined PM Narendra Modi's cabinet, has also been the Chief Minister of Haryana. He has been the CM of Haryana from 26 October 2014 to 12 March 2024.

H.D. Kumaraswamy

HD Kumaraswamy, who joined the cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been the Chief Minister of Karnataka before. HD Kumaraswamy was the Chief Minister of Karnataka for the first time from 2006 to 2007. For the second time, HD Kumaraswamy was the Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2018 to 2019. He has also been a skilled politician, film producer and businessman.

Sarbananda Sonowal

Sarbananda Sonowal, who joined PM Narendra Modi's cabinet, has also been the Chief Minister of Assam. He took oath as the Chief Minister of Assam on 24 May 2016 and remained CM till 2021. Mr. Sonowal was also the President of the All India Assam Students Union (AJSU) from 1992 to 1999.

Jitan Ram Manjhi

Jitan Ram Manjhi, who joined PM Narendra Modi's cabinet, was also the Chief Minister of Bihar. He took oath as CM on 20 May 2014 and resigned from the post of CM on 22 February 2015.

Talking about his political career, he contested the first election from Fatehpur assembly seat of Gaya on a Congress ticket in 1980 and became an MLA. After winning the election for the first time in the eighties, he also became a minister in the Bihar government led by Chandrashekhar Singh. In his political career of 44 years, Jitan Ram Manjhi has been in parties like Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal and JDU. In 2015, he broke away from JDU and formed his own political party Hindustani Awam Morcha and today he is a member of the Namo cabinet.