India's prime minister names Cabinet after decisive election
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}India's newly sworn in Prime Minister Narendra Modi has named a Cabinet of ministers, handing the powerful home affairs portfolio to the president of his Hindu nationalist party credited with delivering him a thunderous reelection.
BJP president Amit Shah was named the home minister and Modi's first-term defense minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, was named finance minister in 24 Cabinet posts allocated Friday.
Modi was sworn in for his second term as India's prime minister on Thursday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party won 303 seats in the 542-member lower house of Parliament, giving the party a decisive mandate.
But Modi faces immense challenges including a slowing economy, high rates of joblessness and low agricultural prices that have hurt farmers.
The country of 1.3 billion people seeks swift economic change.