7 women leaders who were inducted in PM Modi's council of ministers

Seven women MPs took oath on Wednesday as new council of ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet.

Many political analysts believe that the new inductions have diversity in mind with a special focus on the representation of all sections of the society including gender and caste.

A Lok Sabha MP from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, Anupriya Singh Patel is serving her second term as the MP.  She has served as Union minister of state for health under PM Narendra Modi. 

Sushri Shobha Karandlaje is a Lok Sabha MP for Udupi in Karnataka. The former state minister is now serving her second term as an MP.

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Darshana Vikram Jardosh is a Lok Sabha MP for Surat who is serving her 3rd term in the office. Darshana Vikram Jardosh has been a corporator of Surat Municipal Corporation and a member of Gujarat Social Welfare Board in the past.

Supreme Court lawyer and prominent Delhi BJP leader, Meenakshi Lekhi is serving her 2nd term as MP. Lekhi has been a member of the New Delhi Municipal Corporation.

Annpurna Devi is a Lok Sabha MP for Kodarma in Jharkhand, who is serving her 1st term as MP. Annpurna Devi has been a four-time MLA from Jharkhand and Bihar and has served as minister in Jharkhand. 

Sushri Pratima Bhoumik is a Lok Sabha MP from Tripura West, who is serving her first term as MP. A farmer by profession Bhoumik holds a Graduate degree in Bio-Science.

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Bharati Pravin Pawar is a Lok Sabha MP for Dindori in Maharashtra who is also serving her first term as MP. She served as a Member of Nashik Zila Parishad and worked for eradicating malnutrition and providing clean drinking water. A surgeon by profession, she was a Medical Practitioner before joining politics.