Latest expansion of ministry by Prime Minister Dr. Singh has several young faces. As many as seven lawmakers below the age of 40 found a place in the council of ministers. Besides Jyotiraditya Scindia and Jitin Prasada, the young ministers include Sachin Pilot, Prateek Prakashbapu Patil, Arun Yadav and Agatha Sangma, who is 28 years old.

“The youth of India, inspired by the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, have voted in large numbers for our party,” Singh said on May 19. “But it is in the nature of youth to be impatient. They will not tolerate ‘business as usual.’ ”

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Prime Minister also said that his new Council of Ministers is a “mixture ofexperience and youthful energy”.