Three from Gujarat get a seat in Modi's cabinet

The only Lok Sabha MP from Gujarat to make it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's team was BJP president Amit Shah. In all three MPs from Gujarat, Modi's home state, will be part of the new government. Of the three, Mansukh Mandaviya and Parshottam Rupala are being inducted for the second time.
Shah, the architect is BJP's most trusted candidate in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls and a long-term confidant of Modi, had won the Gandhinagar seat from Gujarat with a victory margin of 5.57 lakh votes. Shah managed to get the highest victory margin. The seat has been represented by LK Advani earlier.
Earlier Gujarat BJP chief Jitu Vaghani told media persons that Shah would indeed be part of the cabinet although he did not clarify on the portfolio likely to be given to him.

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