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Uddhav says Cabinet should be big to accommodate allies, Politicos react

New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray's demand of having a big Cabinet in the Center to accommodate NDA allies has invited political reactions. RPI (A) leader Ramdas Athawale said that the allies should be given space in the Cabinet even if it is big or small. CPI leaders Atul Anjan and D Raja stated that this decision has to be taken by the BJP and its senior leaders as to what should be the strength and size of the Cabinet. May 24, 2014
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Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM for fourth consecutive term

Bhubaneswar, May 21 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Odisha for a fourth consecutive term on Wednesday. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor SC Jamir at Raj Bhawan. Twenty-one ministers, including ten of cabinet rank, were also administered the oath of office and secrecy. Patnaik led the BJD to a landslide victory in the just concluded assembly elections in the state. The BJD won 117 of the 147 seats in the state assembly. May 21, 2014
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Jitan Ram Manjhi takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister

Patna, May 20 (ANI): Jitan Ram Manjhi, a close confidant of Nitish Kumar, who was handpicked by the outgoing Bihar chief minister to be his successor, took oath on Tuesday. A Nitish loyalist, sixty-year-old Manjhi, is known to be a soft-spoken politician who comes from a Mahadalit community. Manjhi was the SC/ST welfare minister in Nitish's cabinet. Nitish has, however, made it clear that he would lead the party's campaign in the 2015 Assembly election. May 20, 2014
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Narendra Modi meets Prez; to take oath as PM on May 26

New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): NDA's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Tuesday met President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan to stake claim to form the new government. Modi also informed that he along with his cabinet will take oath on May 26. May 20, 2014