Cabinet ministers
Manohar Parrikar, 58 (Defence): He was praised as the 'Common Man's CM' for flying without security or entourage and carrying his own briefcase.
Suresh Prabhu, 61 (Railways): He was the chemical and fertilizer minister in the first National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. Prabhu, who later became the environment minister during the NDA regime, is known as a performer.
Jagat Prakash Nadda, 54 (Health and family welfare): Brought up in Patna, Nadda was one of the youngest legislators to be elected to Himachal assembly.
Birender Singh, 68 (Rural development): In his long political career, he had been Congress in-charge for many states such as Uttarakhand and Himachal, and was the chairperson of many parliamentary standing committees. He had joined the BJP apparently on the assurance that he would get a Union cabinet berth
Manohar Parrikar, 58 (Defence): He was praised as the 'Common Man's CM' for flying without security or entourage and carrying his own briefcase.
Suresh Prabhu, 61 (Railways): He was the chemical and fertilizer minister in the first National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. Prabhu, who later became the environment minister during the NDA regime, is known as a performer.
Jagat Prakash Nadda, 54 (Health and family welfare): Brought up in Patna, Nadda was one of the youngest legislators to be elected to Himachal assembly.
Birender Singh, 68 (Rural development): In his long political career, he had been Congress in-charge for many states such as Uttarakhand and Himachal, and was the chairperson of many parliamentary standing committees. He had joined the BJP apparently on the assurance that he would get a Union cabinet berth
