Bharatiya Janata Party leader S Jaishankar took oath as Union Cabinet Minister at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.
The BJP leader served as External Affairs Minister during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term (2019-2024).
#WATCH | BJP leader Dr S Jaishankar takes oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government pic.twitter.com/Bp5aN1Ad0f
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He has been a BJP MP in Rajya Sabha from Gujarat since 2019. The PM-designate hosted a customary high tea at his residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in the national capital before the grand ceremony this evening.
He interacted with members of Parliament who were likely to be inducted into his Cabinet and Council of Ministers. S Jaishankar was present at the high tea.
Jaishankar, who has made headlines for his witty replies and oratory skills, has been at the centre stage in the team shaping India’s foreign policy for the last decade.
Prior to being the EAM in 2019, Jaishankar also served as India’s Foreign Secretary from 2015 to 2018. Notably, he also became the first Foreign Secretary to assume the role of External Affairs Minister.
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