Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and DV Sadananda Gowda that of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communiqué on Tuesday.

The move was necessitated following the demise of Ananth Kumar on Monday. He held the charge of both the Ministries.

Gowda is currently the Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation. Tomar is Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines Minister.