Third Vajpayee ministry

Third Vajpayee ministry
20th ministry of the Republic of India
Date formed 13 October 1999
Date dissolved 22 May 2004
People and organisations
Head of state K. R. Narayanan (until 25 July 2002)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(from 25 July 2002)
Head of government Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Deputy head of government L. K. Advani
Member parties
Status in legislature Coalition
299 / 545 (55%)
Opposition party Indian National Congress
(Congress alliance)
Opposition leader Sonia Gandhi (in Lok Sabha)
(13 October 1999 – 6 February 2004)
Manmohan Singh (in Rajya Sabha)
(till 21 May 2004)
History
Election(s) 1999
Outgoing election 2004
Legislature term(s) 4 years, 222 days
Predecessor Second Vajpayee ministry
Successor First Manmohan Singh ministry

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn in as Prime Minister of India for third time on 13 October 1999. He headed his Third Vajpayee Ministry. Here is the list of ministers in his ministry.

Reshuffles

In a reshuffle on 29 September 2000, Venkaiah Naidu and Sushma Swaraj were inducted in the ministry as cabinet ministers and Shripad Yasso Naik (Goa), Satyabrata Mukherjee (West Bengal), Kanyakumari MP P.Radhakrishnan and film star-turned-MP U V Krishnam Raju (Andhra Pradesh) as minister of state. Later that year Uma Bharti was elevated to cabinet rank.[1][[File:[2]]]

In a reshuffle in 2001 Vajpayee inducted Karia Munda, Ved Prakash Goyal, Syed Shahnawaz Hussain and Tapan Sikdar as Cabinet ministers and Anna Sahib Patil, Ashok Pradhan, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Rajiv Pratap Rudy as ministers of state.[3]

In a reshuffle in 2002 he dropped four ministers and inducted four new cabinet ministers and nine new ministers of state. New cabinet ministers were: Shatrughan Sinha, Sahib Singh Verma, Jana Krishnamurthy, Balasaheb Vikhe Patil. The new ministers of state were: Basangouda Patil, Sanjay Paswan, Shripad Yasso Naik, Vinod Khanna, Nikhil Chaudhary, S.Thirunavukarasar, Anant Geete and A. K. Moorthy .[4]

In a reshuffle in 2003 Vajpayee inducted three new cabinet rank ministers and five ministers of state . The new cabinet ministers were :Rajnath Singh, B.C. Khanduri and Subodh Mohite. The new ministers of state were : Chinmayanand Swami (BJP), Kailash Meghwal (BJP), Nagmani (Rashtriya Janata Dal-Democratic), Prahlad Singh Patel (BJP) and P.C. Thomas (Indian Federal Democratic Party).[5]

Council of Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Prime Minister and also in-charge of:
Ministry of Planning
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space
And all other important portfolios and policy issues not allocated
to any Minister.		 13 October 1999 22 May 2004   BJP  
Deputy Prime Minister 29 June 2002 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Home Affairs 13 October 1999 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 13 October 1999 29 January 2003   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of External Affairs 13 October 1999 1 July 2002   BJP  
1 July 2002 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Finance 13 October 1999 1 July 2002   BJP Renamed as Finance and Company Affairs.
Minister of Finance and Company Affairs 1 July 2002 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Defence 13 October 1999 16 March 2001   SAP  
16 March 2001 18 March 2001   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
18 March 2001 15 October 2001   BJP Additional charge.
15 October 2001 22 May 2004   Janata Dal (United)  
Minister of Human Resource Development
Minister of Science and Technology 		13 October 1999 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Ocean Development 13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
22 November 1999 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation 13 October 1999 1 September 2001   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
1 September 2001 18 November 2001   BJP  
18 November 2001 1 July 2002   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
1 July 2002 22 May 2004   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
Minister of Agriculture 13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
22 November 1999 3 March 2001   SAP  
3 March 2001 6 March 2001   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
6 March 2001 27 May 2001   BJP  
27 May 2001 22 July 2001   SAP  
22 July 2001 24 May 2003   RLD  
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Labour 13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
22 November 1999 1 September 2001   BJP  
1 September 2001 1 July 2002   SAP  
1 July 2002 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Water Resources 13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP  
22 November 1999 27 May 2000   BJP  
27 May 2000 22 May 2004   BJD  
Minister of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution 13 October 1999 17 July 2000   BJP Renamed as Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 17 July 2000 1 July 2002   BJP  
1 July 2002 22 May 2004   Janata Dal (United)  
Minister of Food Processing Industries 1 September 2001 1 July 2002   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
1 July 2002 15 January 2004   PMK Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
15 January 2004 17 January 2004   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
17 January 2004 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Health and Family Welfare 13 October 1999 27 May 2000   PMK Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
27 May 2000 1 July 2002   BJP  
1 July 2002 29 January 2003   BJP  
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Railways 13 October 1999 16 March 2001   AITC  
16 March 2001 20 March 2001   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
20 March 2001 22 May 2004   Janata Dal (United)  
Minister of Civil Aviation 13 October 1999 1 September 2001   SAP  
1 September 2001 24 May 2003   BJP  
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Surface Transport 13 October 1999 22 November 1999   SAP  
22 November 1999 25 October 2000   BJP  
25 October 2000 7 November 2000   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
Bifurcated into Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and
Ministry of Shipping.
Minister of Road Transport and Highways 7 November 2000 24 May 2003   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Shipping 7 November 2000 1 September 2001   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
1 September 2001 29 January 2003   BJP  
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Rural Development 13 October 1999 30 September 2000   BJP  
30 September 2000 1 July 2002   BJP  
1 July 2002 6 April 2003   BJP  
6 April 2003 24 May 2003   BJP  
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Urban Development 13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP  
26 November 1999 27 May 2000   BJP Merged with Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty
Alleviation to form the Ministry of Urban Development
and Poverty Alleviation.
Minister of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation 13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP  
22 November 1999 26 November 1999   BJP  
26 November 1999 27 May 2000   BJP Merged with Ministry of Urban Development to form the
Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.
Minister of Works and Estates 22 November 1999 26 November 1999   SAD Merged with Ministry of Urban Development.
Minister of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation 27 May 2000 1 September 2001   BJP  
1 September 2001 12 July 2003   BJP  
12 July 2003 8 September 2000   BJP  
8 September 2003 22 May 2004   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Commerce and Industry 13 October 1999 9 November 2002   DMK  
9 July 2002 29 January 2003   BJP  
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 13 October 1999 9 May 2002   SHS  
9 May 2002 1 July 2002   SHS  
1 July 2002 24 May 2003   SHS  
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   SHS  
Minister of Small Scale Industries, Agro and Rural Industries 13 October 1999 1 September 2001   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Bifurcated into Ministry of Small Scale Industries and
Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries.
Minister of Small Scale Industries 1 September 2001 29 January 2003   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Agro and Rural Industries 1 September 2001 29 January 2003   BJP  
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Textiles 13 October 1999 24 May 2003   BJP  
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas 13 October 1999 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers 13 October 1999 30 September 2000   SHS  
30 September 2000 7 November 2000   BJP  
7 November 2000 22 May 2004   SAD  
Minister of Mines and Minerals 13 October 1999 4 March 2000   BJD  
4 March 2000 6 March 2000   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
6 March 2000 27 May 2000   BJP Bifurcated into Ministry of Mines and Ministry of Coal.
Minister of Mines 27 May 2000 7 November 2000   SAD  
7 November 2000 1 September 2001   BJP  
1 September 2001 29 April 2002   LJP  
29 April 2002 1 July 2002   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
1 July 2002 26 August 2002   BJP  
26 August 2002 29 January 2003   BJP  
29 January 2003 9 January 2004   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
9 January 2004 22 May 2004   AITC  
Minister of Coal 27 May 2000 7 February 2001   PMK Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
8 February 2001 1 September 2001   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
1 September 2001 29 April 2002   LJP  
29 April 2002 1 July 2002   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
1 July 2002 26 August 2002   BJP  
26 August 2002 29 January 2003   BJP  
29 January 2003 9 January 2004   BJP  
9 January 2004 22 May 2004   AITC  
Minister of Power 13 October 1999 23 August 2000   BJP Died in office.
23 August 2000 30 September 2000   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
30 September 2000 24 August 2002   SHS  
24 August 2002 26 August 2002   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
26 August 2002 22 May 2004   SHS  
Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources 13 October 1999 30 December 2003   DMK Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
30 December 2003 9 January 2004   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
9 January 2004 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 13 October 1999 29 January 2003   BJP  
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs 13 October 1999 23 July 2000   BJP  
24 July 2000 1 July 2002   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Bifurcated into Ministry of Law and Justice and Department of
Company Affairs.
Minister of Law and Justice 1 July 2002 29 January 2003   BJP  
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Information and Broadcasting 13 October 1999 30 September 2000   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
30 September 2000 29 January 2003   BJP  
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Communications 13 October 1999 1 September 2001   LJP  
22 November 1999 22 December 2001   BJP Merged with Ministry of Information Technology to form
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
Minister of Information Technology 13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP Prime Minister was responsible.
22 November 1999 22 December 2001   BJP Merged with Ministry of Communications to form Ministry of
Communications and Information Technology.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology 22 December 2001 29 January 2003   BJP  
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports 13 October 1999 2 February 2000   BJP Bifurcated into Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and
Ministry of Culture.
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports 2 February 2000 7 November 2000   SAD  
7 November 2000 26 August 2002   BJP  
26 August 2002 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Department of Culture 2 February 2000 27 May 2000   BJP Merged with Ministry of Tourism to form Ministry of
Tourism and Culture.
Minister of Tourism 13 October 1999 2 February 2000   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
2 February 2000 27 May 2000   BJP Merged with Department of Culture to form Ministry of
Tourism and Culture.
Minister of Tourism and Culture 27 May 2000 1 September 2001   BJP Bifurcated into Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Culture.
Minister of Culture 1 September 2001 18 November 2001   IND Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Merged with Ministry of Tourism to form Ministry of
Tourism and Culture.
Minister of Tourism 1 September 2001 18 November 2001   BJP Merged with Ministry of Culture to form Ministry of
Tourism and Culture.
Minister of Tourism and Culture 18 November 2001 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Environment and Forests 13 October 1999 21 December 2003   DMK  
21 December 2003 9 January 2004   BJP  
9 January 2004 22 May 2004   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment 13 October 1999 1 September 2001   IND Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
1 September 2001 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Tribal Affairs 13 October 1999 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister of Disinvestment 10 December 1999 24 July 2000   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
24 July 2000 1 September 2001   BJP Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.
1 September 2001 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of Development of North Eastern Region 1 September 2001 29 January 2003   BJP  
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP  
Minister without portfolio 9 November 2002 23 November 2003   DMK Died in office.
8 September 2003 9 January 2004   AITC  

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of Steel (Independent Charge) of Steel 13 October 1999 27 May 2000   BJD
27 May 2000 22 May 2004   BJD

Ministers of State

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs 13 October 1999 22 May 2004   BJP
13 October 1999 29 January 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance 13 October 1999 1 July 2002   SHS
30 September 2000 1 July 2002   MDMK Renamed as Finance and Company
Affairs.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs 1 July 2002 24 May 2003   MDMK
1 July 2002 26 August 2002   SHS
26 August 2002 22 May 2004   SHS
8 September 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs 13 October 1999 16 March 2001   AITC
30 September 2000 22 July 2001   BJP
22 July 2001 23 December 2002   JKNC
1 July 2002 22 May 2004   Janata Dal (United)
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence 13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP
13 October 1999 14 November 2000   BJP
Harin Pathak
(Defence Production and Supplies)
15 November 2001 29 January 2003   BJP
22 July 2001 1 July 2002   BJP
1 July 2002 22 May 2004   BJP
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions		 13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP
Arun Shourie
(Administrative Reforms and
Public Grievances)
22 November 1999 1 September 2001   BJP
1 September 2001 29 January 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning 13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP
22 November 1999 24 July 2000   BJP
7 November 2000 1 September 2001   BJP
1 September 2001 2 November 2001   BJP
2 November 2001 29 January 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office 1 September 2001 29 January 2003   BJP
Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy
Minister of State in the Department of Space 		13 October 1999 29 January 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation 13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP
22 November 1999 1 September 2001   BJP
1 July 2002 29 January 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development 13 October 1999 1 July 2002   BJP
13 October 1999 27 May 2000   BJP
30 September 2000 8 February 2001   BJP
1 September 2001 29 January 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
29 January 2003 24 May 2003   BJP
30 January 2003 9 January 2004   BJP
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology 13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP
22 November 1999 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture 13 October 1999 29 September 2000   BJP
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
(Food Processing Industries)
13 October 1999 27 May 2000   BJP
13 October 1999 27 May 2000   BJP
27 May 2000 1 September 2001   MSCP
27 May 2000 29 January 2003   BJP
30 September 2000 2 November 2001   BJP
2 November 2001 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour 13 October 1999 1 July 2002   BJP
1 July 2002 29 January 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 24 May 2003   BJP
24 May 2003 8 September 2003   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources 13 October 1999 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution 13 October 1999 17 July 2000   BJP
22 November 1999 17 July 2000   BJP Renamed as Consumer Affairs and
Public Distribution.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and
Public Distribution		 17 July 2000 6 March 2004   BJP
17 July 2000 1 September 2001   BJP
1 September 2001 1 July 2002   BJP
1 July 2002 29 September 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 27 May 2000 30 September 2000   BJP
30 September 2000 21 December 2003   DMK
29 December 2003 30 January 2003   BJP
9 January 2004 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways 13 October 1999 22 July 2001   SAP
22 November 1999 31 August 2000   BJP
31 August 2000 1 July 2002   BJP
1 August 2001 1 July 2002   SAP
1 July 2002 15 January 2004   PMK
1 July 2002 8 September 2003   BJP
8 September 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation 13 October 1999 1 September 2001   BJP
1 July 2002 24 May 2003   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Surface Transport 13 October 1999 27 May 2000   BJP
27 May 2000 2 November 2001   BJP Bifurcated into Ministries of Road
Transport and Highways and Shipping.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 24 May 2003 8 September 2003   BJP
8 September 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping 7 November 2000 2 November 2001   BJP
2 November 2001 14 May 2002   BJP
1 July 2002 29 January 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 15 March 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development 13 October 1999 30 September 2001   DMK
13 October 1999 29 January 2003   BJP
30 September 2000 1 September 2001   BJP
1 September 2001 22 May 2004   BJP
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development 13 October 1999 14 June 2000   BJP Merged into Ministry of Urban
Development and Poverty
Alleviation.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development and
Poverty Alleviation		 14 June 2000 1 July 2002   BJP
1 July 2002 29 January 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 8 September 2003   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry 13 October 1999 22 July 2001   JKNC
13 October 1999 29 January 2003   BJP
22 July 2001 1 September 2001   BJP
1 September 2002 24 May 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
5 June 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 13 October 1999 29 January 2003   BJP
8 September 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Small Scale Industries 29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries 1 July 2002 29 January 2003   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles 13 October 1999 30 September 2000   MDMK
1 July 2002 8 September 2003   BJP
8 September 2003 30 December 2003   MDMK
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas 13 October 1999 7 February 2001   PMK
22 November 1999 24 May 2003   BJP
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers 13 October 1999 30 September 2000   BJP
30 September 2000 1 July 2002   BJP
1 July 2002 29 January 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 16 March 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Minerals 13 October 1999 30 September 2000   BJP Bifurcated into Ministry of Mines and
Ministry of Coal.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines 27 May 2000 1 September 2001   BJP
1 September 2001 29 January 2003   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal 1 September 2001 29 January 2003   BJP
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Power 13 October 1999 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 13 October 1999 22 October 1999   BJD
13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP
13 October 1999 22 November 1999   BJP
22 November 1999 22 May 2004   BJP
29 January 2003 24 May 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
24 May 2003 8 September 2003   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs 13 October 1999 24 July 2000   BJP Bifurcated into Ministry of Law
and Justice and Ministry of
Company Affairs.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice 1 July 2002 29 January 2003   BJP
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   KC(M)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 30 September 2000 29 January 2003   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications 13 October 1999 22 December 2001   BJP Merged to form Ministry of
Communications and Information
Technology.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information
Technology		 22 December 2001 1 July 2002   BJP
1 July 2002 24 May 2003   BJP
1 July 2002 29 January 2003   BJP
24 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports 13 October 1999 2 February 2000   BJP Bifurcated into Ministry of Tourism
and Culture, and Department of
Youth Affairs and Sports.
Minister of State in the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports 2 February 2000 27 May 2000   BJP Became a ministry.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports 27 May 2000 30 September 2000   BJP
30 September 2000 29 January 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Culture 1 July 2002 29 January 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests 13 October 1999 7 November 2000   BJP
29 January 2003 17 November 2003   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 1 July 2002 29 January 2003   BJP
29 January 2003 24 May 2003   BJP
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
24 May 2003 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs 22 November 1999 22 May 2004   BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region 29 January 2003 22 May 2004   BJP

Demographics of the Council of Ministers

Party Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State(Independent Charge) Ministers of State Total
Bharatiya Janata Party 30 4 21 55
Shiromani Akali Dal 1 0 0 1
Shiv Sena 4 0 0 4
Samta Party 2 0 0 2
Lok Janshakti Party 1 0 0 1
All India Trinamool Congress 1 0 1 2
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3 0 1 4
Biju Janata Dal 1 2 0 3
Janata Dal (United) 1 0 0 1