He previously served as the Minister of Cooperative, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries Resources Development in the Government of Bihar.
Giriraj Singh, the Member of Parliament from the Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, has been appointed as the new Minister of Textiles in the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, as per a press communique from the President’s Secretariat. Giriraj Singh has a diverse political background. He previously served as the Minister of Cooperative, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries Resources Development in the Government of Bihar. During Modi’s first term, he was the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises. In May 2019, he was appointed as the Cabinet Minister for the newly formed Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries. Following a Cabinet reshuffle in July 2021, he became the Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj in the second Modi ministry.
Pabitra Margherita, a Member of Parliament representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha since March 2022, has been appointed as the Minister of State for Textiles. Margherita entered politics in 2014 and has served in various capacities, including as a spokesperson for the Assam BJP and as the prabhari of the Social Media Cell of Assam BJP. He was also the Member Secretary of the State Level Advisory Committee for Students and Youth Welfare in the Government of Assam from November 2021 to March 2022.