Bhubaneswar: BJP leader from Odisha and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan retained the portfolio of Petroleum and Natural Gas in the newly-formed Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0.

Besides, Pradhan has also been given an additional charge of the Steel Ministry.

Union Minister of State and Balasore MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi has been allocated the portfolios of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Fisheries.

Both the leaders were administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind at the swearing-in ceremony of the new government at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi yesterday.