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.
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Third Vajpayee ministry
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| 18th ministry of the Republic of India | |
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| 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 |
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| Status in legislature | Coalition
299 / 545 (55%)
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| 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) (21 March 1998 – 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 |
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Cabinet ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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13 October 1999 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | |
| Deputy Prime Minister |
L. K. Advani[1]
|
29 June 2002 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | |
| Minister of Home Affairs |
L. K. Advani
|
13 October 1999 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | |
| Minister of External Affairs |
Jaswant Singh
|
13 October 1999 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | |
|
Yashwant Sinha
|
1 July 2002 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Finance |
Yashwant Sinha
|
13 October 1999 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | |
|
Jaswant Singh
|
1 July 2002 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Defence |
George Fernandes[2]
|
13 October 1999 | 16 March 2001 | SAP | |
|
Jaswant Singh
|
18 March 2001 | 15 October 2001 | BJP | ||
|
George Fernandes
|
15 October 2001 | 22 May 2004 | SAP | ||
| Minister of Agriculture |
Nitish Kumar
|
22 November 1999 | 3 March 2000 | SAP | |
|
Sunder Lal Patwa
|
6 March 2000 | 27 May 2000 | BJP | ||
|
Nitish Kumar
|
27 May 2000 | 22 July 2001 | SAP | ||
|
Ajit Singh
|
22 July 2001 | 24 May 2003 | RLD | ||
|
Rajnath Singh
|
24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
Shanta Kumar[4]
|
13 October 1999 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | |
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Sharad Yadav[3]
|
1 July 2002 | 22 May 2004 | JD(U) | ||
| Minister of Labour |
Satyanarain Jatia[5]
|
22 November 1999 | 1 September 2001 | BJP | |
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Sharad Yadav[6]
|
1 September 2001 | 1 July 2002 | JD(U) | ||
|
Sahib Singh Verma
|
1 July 2002 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Commerce and Industry |
Murasoli Maran
|
13 October 1999 | 9 November 2002 | DMK | |
|
Arun Shourie
|
9 November 2002 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
|
Arun Jaitley
|
29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Smll Scale Industries, Agro and Rural Industries |
Vasundhara Raje
(Independent Charge) |
13 October 1999 | 1 September 2001 | BJP | |
| Minister of Small Scale Industries |
Vasundhara Raje
(Independent Charge) |
1 September 2001 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | |
|
C. P. Thakur
|
29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Agro & Rural Industries |
Kariya Munda
|
1 September 2001 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | |
|
Sangh Priya Gautam
(Independent Charge) |
29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Textiles |
Kashiram Rana
|
13 October 1999 | 24 May 2003 | BJP | |
|
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain[7]
|
24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
Manohar Joshi[8]
|
13 October 1999 | 9 May 2002 | SHS | |
|
Suresh Prabhu
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9 May 2002 | 1 July 2002 | SHS | ||
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Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
|
1 July 2002 | 24 May 2003 | SHS | ||
|
Subodh Mohite
|
24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | SHS | ||
| Minister of Law and Justice |
Ram Jethmalani
|
13 October 1999 | 23 July 2000 | BJP | |
|
Arun Jaitley
(Independent Charge) |
24 July 2000 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | ||
|
Jana Krishnamurthy
|
1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
|
Arun Jaitley
|
29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Information & Broadcasting |
Arun Jaitley
(Independent Charge) |
13 October 1999 | 30 September 2000 | BJP | |
|
Sushma Swaraj
|
30 September 2000 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
|
Ravi Shankar Prasad
(Independent Charge) |
29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs |
Pramod Mahajan[10]
|
13 October 1999 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | |
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Sushma Swaraj[9]
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29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Education Minister of Science & Technology |
Murli Manohar Joshi
|
13 October 1999 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare |
N. T. Shanmugam
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13 October 1999 | 27 May 2000 | PMK | |
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C. P. Thakur
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27 May 2000 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | ||
|
Shatrughan Sinha
|
1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
|
Sushma Swaraj[11]
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29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Road Transport & Highways |
Nitish Kumar
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13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | SAP | |
|
Rajnath Singh
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22 November 1999 | 25 October 2000 | BJP | ||
|
B. C. Khanduri
(Independent Charge till 24 May 2003) |
7 November 2000 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Railways |
Mamata Banerjee[12]
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13 October 1999 | 16 March 2001 | TMC | |
|
Nitish Kumar
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20 March 2001 | 22 May 2004 | SAP | ||
| Minister of Civil Aviation |
Sharad Yadav[13]
|
13 October 1999 | 1 September 2001 | JD(U) | |
|
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain[14]
|
1 September 2001 | 24 May 2003 | BJP | ||
|
Rajiv Pratap Rudy
(Independent Charge) |
24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Shipping |
Arun Jaitley
|
7 November 2000 | 1 September 2001 | BJP | |
|
Ved Prakash Goyal
|
1 September 2001 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
|
Shatrughan Sinha
|
29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Rural Development |
Sunder Lal Patwa
|
13 October 1999 | 30 September 2000 | BJP | |
|
Venkaiah Naidu
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30 September 2000 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | ||
|
Shanta Kumar
|
1 July 2002 | 6 April 2003 | BJP | ||
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Ananth Kumar
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6 April 2003 | 24 May 2003 | BJP | ||
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Kashiram Rana
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24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Urban Development |
Jagmohan
|
13 October 1999 | 1 September 2001 | BJP | |
|
Ananth Kumar
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1 September 2001 | 12 July 2003 | BJP | ||
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B. C. Khanduri
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12 July 2003 | 8 September 2003 | BJP | ||
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Bandaru Dattatreya
(Independent Charge) |
8 September 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Communications |
Ram Vilas Paswan
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13 October 1999 | 1 September 2001 | JD(U) | |
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Pramod Mahajan
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1 September 2001 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
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Arun Shourie
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29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Water Resources |
Pramod Mahajan
|
13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | BJP | |
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C. P. Thakur
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22 November 1999 | 27 May 2000 | BJP | ||
|
Arjun Charan Sethi
|
27 May 2000 | 22 May 2004 | BJD | ||
| Minister of Coal |
N. T. Shanmugam
(Independent Charge) |
27 May 2000 | 7 February 2001 | PMK | |
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Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
(Independent Charge) |
8 February 2001 | 1 September 2001 | BJP | ||
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Ram Vilas Paswan
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1 September 2000 | 29 April 2004 | JD(U) | ||
|
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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29 April 2002 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | ||
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L. K. Advani
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1 July 2002 | 26 August 2002 | BJP | ||
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Uma Bharti
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26 August 2002 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
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Kariya Munda
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29 January 2003 | 9 January 2004 | BJP | ||
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Mamta Banerjee
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9 January 2004 | 22 May 2004 | TMC | ||
| Minister of Mines |
Naveen Patnaik[15]
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13 October 1999 | 4 March 2000 | BJD | |
|
P R Kumaramangalam
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6 March 2000 | 27 May 2000 | BJP | ||
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Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
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27 May 2000 | 7 November 2000 | SAD | ||
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Sunder Lal Patwa
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7 November 2000 | 1 September 2001 | BJP | ||
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Ram Vilas Paswan[16]
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1 September 2001 | 29 April 2002 | JD(U) | ||
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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29 April 2002 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | ||
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L. K. Advani
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1 July 2002 | 26 August 2002 | BJP | ||
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Uma Bharti
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26 August 2002 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
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Ramesh Bais
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29 January 2003 | 8 January 2004 | BJP | ||
|
Mamata Banerjee
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9 January 2004 | May 2004 | TMC | ||
| Minister of Environment and Forests |
T. R. Baalu[17]
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13 October 1999 | 21 December 2003 | DMK | |
|
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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21 December 2003 | 9 January 2004 | BJP | ||
|
Ramesh Bais
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9 January 2004 | 23 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Non Conventional Energy Sources |
M. Kannappan
|
13 October 1999 | 30 December 2003 | DMK | |
|
Kariya Munda
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9 January 2004 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
Ram Naik
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13 October 1999 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | |
| Minister of Power |
P R Kumaramangalam[18]
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13 October 1999 | 23 August 2000 | BJP | |
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Suresh Prabhu[19]
|
30 September 2000 | 24 August 2002 | SHS | ||
|
Anant Geete
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24 August 2002 | 22 May 2004 | SHS | ||
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
Suresh Prabhu[20]
|
13 October 1999 | 30 September 2000 | SHS | |
|
Sunder Lal Patwa
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30 September 2000 | 7 November 2000 | BJP | ||
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Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
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7 November 2000 | 22 May 2004 | SAD | ||
| Minister of Steel |
Dilip Ray
(Independent Charge) |
13 October 1999 | 27 May 2000 | BJD | |
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Braja Kishore Tripathy
(Independent Charge) |
27 May 2000 | 22 May 2004 | BJD | ||
| Minister of Development of North Eastern Region |
Arun Shourie
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1 September 2001 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | |
|
C P Thakur
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29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment |
Maneka Gandhi
(Independent Charge) |
13 October 1999 | 1 September 2001 | Independent | |
|
Satyanarayan Jatiya
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1 September 2001 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Tribal Affairs |
Jual Oram[21]
|
13 October 1999 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | |
| Minister of Tourism |
Uma Bharti
(Independent Charge) |
13 October 1999 | 2 February 2000 | BJP | |
|
Ananth Kumar
|
2 February 2000 | 1 September 2001 | BJP | ||
|
Jagmohan
|
1 September 2001 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Culture |
Ananth Kumar
|
13 October 1999 | 1 September 2001 | BJP | |
|
Maneka Gandhi
(Independent Charge) |
1 September 2001 | 18 November 2001 | Independent | ||
|
Jagmohan
|
18 November 2001 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports |
Ananth Kumar
|
13 October 1999 | 2 February 2000 | BJP | |
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Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
|
2 February 2000 | 7 November 2000 | SAD | ||
|
Uma Bharti
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7 November 2000 | 26 August 2002 | BJP | ||
|
Vikram Verma
|
26 August 2002 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
Ministers of state
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
I. D. Swami
|
13 October 1999 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | |
|
C. Vidyasagar Rao
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13 October 1999 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
|
Harin Pathak
|
29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
|
Swami Chinmayanand
|
24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Finance |
V. Dhananjay Kumar
|
13 October 1999 | 30 September 2000 | BJP | |
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Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
|
13 October 1999 | 1 July 2002 | SHS | ||
|
Gingee N. Ramachandran
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30 September 2000 | 24 May 2003 | MDMK | ||
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Anant Geete
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1 July 2002 | 26 August 2002 | SHS | ||
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Anandrao Vithoba Adsul
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26 August 2002 | 22 May 2004 | SHS | ||
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Shripad Naik
|
8 September 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Defence |
Bachi Singh Rawat
|
13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | BJP | |
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Harin Pathak
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13 October 1999 | 14 November 2000 | BJP | ||
|
Krishnam Raju
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22 July 2001 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | ||
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Harin Pathak
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15 October 2001 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
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Chaman Lal Gupta
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1 July 2002 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
|
O. Rajagopal
|
29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of External Affairs |
Ajit Kumar Panja
|
13 October 1999 | 16 March 2001 | TMC | |
|
Krishnam Raju
|
30 September 2000 | 22 July 2001 | BJP | ||
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Omar Abdullah
|
22 July 2001 | 23 December 2002 | JKNC | ||
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Digvijay Singh
|
1 July 2002 | 22 May 2004 | JD(U) | ||
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Vinod Khanna
|
29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Agriculture |
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
|
13 October 1999 | 27 May 2000 | BJP | |
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S. B. P. B. K. Satyanarayana Rao
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13 October 1999 | 2 September 2000 | BJP | ||
|
Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
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13 October 1999 | 27 May 2000 | BJP | ||
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Thounaojam Chaoba Singh
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27 May 2000 | 1 September 2001 | MSCP | ||
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Debendra Pradhan
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27 May 2000 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
|
Shripad Naik
|
30 September 2000 | 2 November 2001 | BJP | ||
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Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
|
2 November 2001 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
Srinivasa Prasad
|
13 October 1999 | 6 March 2004 | JD(U) | |
|
Sriram Chauhan
|
22 November 1999 | 1 September 2001 | BJP | ||
|
Ashok Kumar Pradhan
|
1 September 2001 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | ||
|
Krishnam Raju
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1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
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Subhash Maharia
|
29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Labour and Employment |
Muni Lall
|
13 October 1999 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | |
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Ashok Kumar Pradhan
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1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
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Vijay Goel
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29 January 2003 | 24 May 2003 | BJP | ||
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Santosh Gangwar
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24 May 2003 | 8 September 2003 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry |
Raman Singh
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13 October 1999 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | |
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Omar Abdullah
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13 October 1999 | 22 July 2001 | JKNC | ||
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Digvijay Singh
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22 July 2001 | 1 September 2001 | JD(U) | ||
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Rajiv Pratap Rudy
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1 September 2002 | 24 May 2003 | BJP | ||
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C. Vidyasagar Rao
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29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
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Satyabrata Mookherjee
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5 June 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Textiles |
Gingee N. Ramachandran
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13 October 1999 | 30 September 2000 | MDMK | |
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V. Dhananjay Kumar
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30 September 2000 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | ||
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Basangouda Patil Yatnal
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1 July 2002 | 8 September 2003 | BJP | ||
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Gingee N. Ramachandran
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8 September 2003 | 30 December 2003 | MDMK | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
Vallabhbhai Kathiria
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13 October 1999 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | |
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Santosh Gangwar
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8 September 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Law and Justice |
O. Rajagopal
|
13 October 1999 | 24 July 2000 | BJP | |
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Ravi Shankar Prasad
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1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
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P. C. Thomas
|
24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | KC(M) | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
Ramesh Bais
|
30 September 2000 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | |
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
Sriram Chauhan
|
13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | BJP | |
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Faggan Singh Kulaste
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13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | BJP | ||
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O. Rajagopal
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22 November 1999 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
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Bhavna Chikhalia
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29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
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Vijay Goel
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29 January 2003 | 24 May 2003 | BJP | ||
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Santosh Gangwar
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24 May 2003 | 8 September 2003 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Education |
Sumitra Mahajan
|
13 October 1999 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | |
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Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil
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13 October 1999 | 27 May 2000 | BJP | ||
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Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
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30 September 2000 | 8 February 2001 | BJP | ||
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Rita Verma
|
1 September 2001 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
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Jaskaur Meena
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29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
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Ashok Kumar Pradhan
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29 January 2003 | 24 May 2003 | BJP | ||
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Vallabhbhai Kathiria
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30 January 2003 | 9 January 2004 | BJP | ||
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Sanjay Paswan
|
24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
Rita Verma
|
27 May 2000 | 30 September 2000 | BJP | |
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A. Raja
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30 September 2000 | 21 December 2003 | DMK | ||
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Vallabhbhai Kathiria
|
9 January 2004 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
Debendra Pradhan
|
13 October 1999 | 27 May 2000 | BJP | |
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Hukumdev Narayan Yadav
|
27 May 2000 | 2 November 2001 | BJP | ||
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Shripad Naik
|
24 May 2003 | 8 September 2003 | BJP | ||
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Pon Radhakrishnan
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8 September 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Minister of Railways |
Digvijay Singh
|
13 October 1999 | 1 July 2002 | JD(U) | |
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Bangaru Laxman
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22 November 1999 | 31 August 2000 | BJP | ||
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O. Rajagopal
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31 August 2000 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | ||
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Bandaru Dattatreya
|
1 July 2002 | 8 September 2003 | BJP | ||
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A. K. Moorthy
|
1 July 2002 | 15 January 2004 | PMK | ||
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Basangouda Patil Yatnal
|
8 September 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Civil Aviation |
Chaman Lal Gupta
|
13 October 1999 | 1 September 2001 | BJP | |
|
Shripad Naik
|
1 July 2002 | 24 May 2003 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Shipping |
Hukumdev Narayan Yadav
|
7 November 2000 | 2 November 2001 | BJP | |
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Shripad Naik
|
2 November 2001 | 14 May 2002 | BJP | ||
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Su. Thirunavukkarasar
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1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
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Dilipkumar Gandhi
|
29 January 2003 | 15 March 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Rural Development |
Subhash Maharia
|
13 October 1999 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | |
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A. Raja
|
13 October 1999 | 30 September 2000 | DMK | ||
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Rita Verma
|
30 September 2000 | 1 September 2001 | BJP | ||
|
Krishnam Raju
|
29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Urban Development |
Bandaru Dattatreya
|
13 October 1999 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | |
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O. Rajagopal
|
1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
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Pon Radhakrishnan
|
29 January 2003 | 8 September 2003 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Communications and Technology |
Tapan Sikdar
|
13 October 1999 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | |
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Sanjay Paswan
|
1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
|
Sumitra Mahajan
|
1 July 2002 | 24 May 2003 | BJP | ||
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Su. Thirunavukkarasar
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29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
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Ashok Kumar Pradhan
|
24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Water Resources |
Bijoya Chakravarty
|
13 October 1999 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | |
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Coal |
Ravi Shankar Prasad
|
1 September 2001 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | |
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Prahlad Singh Patel
|
24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Mines |
Rita Verma
|
13 October 1999 | 27 May 2000 | BJP | |
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Jaysinghrao Gaikwad Patil
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27 May 2000 | 1 September 2001 | BJP | ||
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Ravi Shankar Prasad
|
1 September 2001 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Environment and Forest |
Babulal Marandi
|
13 October 1999 | 7 November 2000 | BJP | |
|
Dilip Singh Judeo
|
29 January 2003 | 17 November 2003 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
E. Ponnuswamy
|
13 October 1999 | 7 February 2001 | PMK | |
|
Santosh Gangwar
|
22 November 1999 | 24 May 2003 | BJP | ||
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Sumitra Mahajan
|
24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | ||
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Power |
Jayawantiben Mehta
|
13 October 1999 | 22 May 2004 | BJP | |
| Minister of state in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
Ramesh Bais
|
13 October 1999 | 30 September 2000 | BJP | |
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Satyabrata Mookherjee
|
30 September 2000 | 1 July 2002 | BJP | ||
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Tapan Sikdar
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1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | BJP | ||
|
Chhatrapal Singh Lodha
|
29 January 2003 | 16 March 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 |
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.]]
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.
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 .
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)