Arun Jaitley gets additional charge of Defence Ministry
A tweet from the official account of President of India announced, "Shri Arun Jaitley shall be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Defence, in addition to his existing portfolios."
Arun Jaitley had also served as the Defence Minister for a short while in 2014.
Parrikar resigned from his post of Defence Minister prior to his appointment as Goa CM on Sunday.
Parrikar was the Defence Minister from November, 2014 to March 13, 2017.
Image: Arun Jaitley Twitter
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