List of Indian union ministries

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This is a list of the executive ministries of India, from the time of its independence to the present day.

List of ministries

"Ministry" refers collectively to all members of the Union Council of Ministers during a given term, including Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State alike. Articles listed by ministry contain information on the term of one prime minister, specifically the composition of their Council of Ministers.

S. No Ministry Formation date Election Governing party Prime Minister
1 First Nehru 15 August 1947 Constituent Assembly Indian National Congress Jawaharlal Nehru
2 Second Nehru 15 April 1952 1951–52
3 Third Nehru 4 April 1957 1957
4 Fourth Nehru 2 April 1962 1962
Acting First Nanda 27 May 1964 None Gulzarilal Nanda
5 Shastri 9 June 1964 None Lal Bahadur Shastri
Acting Second Nanda 11 January 1966 None Gulzarilal Nanda
6 First Indira Gandhi 24 January 1966 None Indira Gandhi
7 Second Indira Gandhi 13 March 1967 1967
8 Third Indira Gandhi 18 March 1971 1971 Indian National Congress (R)
9 Desai ministry 24 March 1977 1977 Janata Party Morarji Desai
10 Charan Singh 28 July 1979 None Janata Party (Secular) Charan Singh
11 Fourth Indira Gandhi 14 January 1980 1980 Indian National Congress (I) Indira Gandhi
12 First Rajiv Gandhi 31 October 1984 None Rajiv Gandhi
13 Second Rajiv Gandhi 31 December 1984 1984 Rajiv Gandhi
14 Vishwanath Pratap Singh 2 December 1989 1989 Janata Dal Vishwanath Pratap Singh
15 Chandra Shekhar 10 November 1990 None Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar
16 Rao 21 June 1991 1991 Indian National Congress (I) P. V. Narasimha Rao
17 First Vajpayee 16 May 1996 1996 Bharatiya Janata Party Atal Bihari Vajpayee
18 Deve Gowda 1 June 1996 Janata Dal H. D. Deve Gowda
19 Gujral 21 April 1997 None Inder Kumar Gujral
20 Second Vajpayee 19 March 1998 1998 Bharatiya Janata Party Atal Bihari Vajpayee
21 Third Vajpayee 13 October 1999 1999
22 First Manmohan Singh 22 May 2004 2004 Indian National Congress Manmohan Singh
23 Second Manmohan Singh 22 May 2009 2009
24 First Modi 26 May 2014 2014 Bharatiya Janata Party Narendra Modi
25 Second Modi 30 May 2019 2019
26 Third Modi 9 June 2024 2024

References

  • "Indian ministerial lists (1947–present)" (PDF). Infoelection.com. Leadtech. 22 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.

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