Second Vajpayee ministry
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| Second Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry | |
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| 17th ministry of the Republic of India | |
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| Date formed | 19 March 1998 |
| Date dissolved | 12 October 1999 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | K. R. Narayanan |
| Head of government | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Member party | Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) |
| Status in legislature | Coalition 276 / 543 (51%) |
| Opposition party | Indian National Congress |
| Opposition leader | Sharad Pawar (19 March 1998 – 26 April 1999) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1998 |
| Outgoing election | 1999 |
| Legislature term(s) | 1 year, 207 days |
| Predecessor | I. K. Gujral ministry |
| Successor | Third Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ministry |
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn in as Prime Minister of India for second time on 19 March 1998. Here is the list of ministers in his ministry.[1][2]
Council of ministers[]
Representation of cabinet ministers by party
Bharatiya Janata Party (59.09%)
Independent (6.81%)
Samata Party (4.54%)
Shiromani Akali Dal (4.54%)
Lok Shakti (2.27%)
Pattali Makkal Katchi (2.27%)
Shiv Sena (2.27%)
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (9.09%)
Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress (2.27%)
Arunachal Congress (2.27%)
Biju Janata Dal (4.54%)
Cabinet ministers[]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Minister of Agriculture Minister of Water Resources | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | L. K. Advani | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Finance | Yashwant Sinha | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of External Affairs | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19 March 1998 | 5 December 1998 | BJP | |
| Jaswant Singh | 5 December 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Defence | George Fernandes | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | SAP | |
| Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | Surjit Singh Barnala | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | SAD | |
| Minister of Labour | Satyanarain Jatia | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Industry | Sikander Bakht | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Commerce | Ramakrishna Hegde | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | Lok Shakti | |
| Minister of Textiles | Kashiram Rana | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | M. Thambidurai | 19 March 1998 | 8 April 1999 | AIADMK | |
| Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | 9 April 1999 | 8 June 1999 | BJP | ||
| Ram Jethmalani | 8 June 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Information & Broadcasting | Sushma Swaraj | 19 March 1998 | 11 October 1998 | BJP | |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 11 October 1998 | 5 December 1998 | BJP | ||
| Pramod Mahajan | 5 December 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Madan Lal Khurana | 19 March 1998 | 30 January 1999 | BJP | |
| Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | 30 January 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Education Minister of Science & Technology | Murli Manohar Joshi | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | Dalit Ezhilmalai MOS, (I/C) | 19 March 1998 | 14 August 1999 | PMK | |
| A. K. Patel MOS, (I/C) | 16 August 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Surface Transport | R. Muthiah | 19 March 1998 | 8 April 1998 | AIADMK | |
| M. Thambidurai | 8 April 1998 | 8 April 1999 | AIADMK | ||
| Nitish Kumar | 9 April 1999 | 5 August 1999 | SAP | ||
| Jaswant Singh | 5 August 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Railways | Nitish Kumar | 19 March 1998 | 5 August 1999 | SAP | |
| Ram Naik | 6 August 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Civil Aviation | Ananth Kumar | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Rural Development | Babagouda Patil MOS, (I/C) | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Urban Development | Ram Jethmalani | 19 March 1998 | 8 June 1999 | BJP | |
| Jagmohan | 8 June 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Communications | Buta Singh | 19 March 1998 | 20 April 1998 | Independent | |
| Sushma Swaraj | 20 April 1998 | 11 October 1998 | BJP | ||
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 11 October 1998 | 5 December 1998 | BJP | ||
| Jagmohan | 5 December 1998 | 8 June 1999 | BJP | ||
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 8 June 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Coal | Dilip Ray MOS, (I/C) | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJD | |
| Minister of Mines Minister of Steel | Naveen Patnaik | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJD | |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | Suresh Prabhu | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | SHS | |
| Minister of Non Conventional Energy Sources | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19 March 1998 | 3 February 1999 | BJP | |
| Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | 3 February 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress | |
| Minister of Power | P R Kumaramangalam | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Tourism | Madan Lal Khurana | 19 March 1998 | 30 January 1999 | BJP | |
| Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | 3 February 1999 | 30 January 1999 | BJP | ||
| Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment | Maneka Gandhi MOS, (I/C) | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | Independent | |
| Minister of Women & Child Development Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports | Uma Bharti MOS, (I/C) | 1 March 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
Ministers of State[]
| Sr. No. | Name | Constituency | Portfolio | Party | Term of office | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
| 1. | Omak Apang | Arunachal West | Minister of State for Tourism | Arunachal Congress | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 2. | Sukhbir Singh Badal | Faridkot | Minister of State for Industry | Shiromani Akali Dal | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 3. | Bandaru Dattatreya | Secunderabad | Minister of State for Urban Development | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 4. | Ramesh Bais | Raipur | Minister of State for Steel and Mines | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 5. | Uma Bharti | Khajuraho | Minister of State for Human Resource Development | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 6. | Dalit Ezhilmalai | Chidambaram | Minister of State with Independent Charge for Health and Family Welfare | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 7. | Maneka Gandhi | Pilibhit | Minister of State with Independent Charge for Welfare | Independent | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 8. | Santosh Kumar Gangwar | Bareilly | Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 9. | R. K. Kumar | Rajya Sabha, Tamil Nadu | Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 19 March 1998 | 22 May 1998 | (64 days) | |
| Minister of State for Finance | 20 March 1998 | (63 days) | ||||||
| 10. | Babulal Marandi | Dumka | Minister of State for Environment and Forests | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 11. | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Rampur | Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 12. | Ram Naik | Mumbai North | Minister of State for Railways and Parliamentary Affairs | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 13. | Dr. A. K. Patel | Mehsana | Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 14. | Babagouda Patil | Belgaum | Minister of State for Rural Development (Independent Charge) | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 15. | Dr. Debendra Pradhan | Deogarh | Minister of State for Rural Development (Independent Charge) | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 16. | Kabindra Purkayastha | Silchar | Minister of State for Communications | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 17. | Vasundhara Raje | Jhalawar | Minister of State for External Affairs | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 18. | Dilip Ray | Rajya Sabha | Minister of State for Coal (Independent Charge) | Biju Janata Dal | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 19. | Sompal Shastri | Baghpat | Minister of State for Agriculture | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 20. | Satyapal Singh Yadav | Shahjahanpur | Minister of State for Civil Supplies | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 21. | Kadambur R. Janarthanan | Tirunelveli | Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 20 March 1998 | 8 April 1999 | (1 year, 19 days) | |
| Minister of State for Finance | 22 May 1998 | (321 days) | ||||||
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