Modi Cabinet 3.0: Smriti Irani dropped from Narendra Modi's tea meet and likely as minister; Anurag Thakur ousted too?

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PM Modi Oath Ceremony LIVE Updates“All MPs, who will take the oath of office along with Narendra Modi have been invited to Modi’s residence for tea at 11:30 am," according to BJP sources.It was worth noting that Smriti Irani and Anurag Singh Thakur were not invited to the tea party at Modi's residence.“Both (Smriti Irani and Anurag Singh Thakur) were not present in the NDA meeting. Irani lost, but Thakur won from Hamirpur.

This is the first cabinet swearing-in, though. We will have more ministers inducted in the Modi 3.0," said BJP sources.Also Read: Smriti Irani, Amethi Election Results 2024 highlights: 'Dragon slayer' Smriti Irani gets slayed, loses to Kishori LalAlso Read: Modi 3.0 cabinet: S Jaishankar returns as External Affairs Minister; know diplomatic winsIrani's electoral loss in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, particularly in the Hindi heartland Amethi constituency, who clinched the Amethi Lok Sabha seat after defeating Rahul Gandhi in 2019 by a margin of over 55,000 votes, lost to Congress leader Kishori Lal Sharma with a margin of 1,67,196 votes.Moreover, Anurag Thakur clinched his fifth consecutive term from Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur constituency, securing victory over Congress' Satpal Raizada by a significant margin of 1,82,357 votes.Tamil Nadu BJP President Annamalai will be inducted into the Union Council of Ministers as Minister of State.Also Read: Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari to be included | A look at the likely candidates for ministerial berths todayBJP leaders Manohar Lal Khattar, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Ravneet Singh Bittu may be among the new faces in the Union Council of MinistersSenior party leaders like Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal,