Union ministers Mansukh Mandaviya and Parshottam Rupala from Gujarat, Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and L Murugan, both of whom represent Madhya Pradesh, and Union minister Narayan Rane from Maharashtra are among those retiring from the House as members. R P N Singh, who comes from the politically important Krumi caste, was in the Congress before joining the BJP. He was a minister in the Congress-led UPA government.
