Second Vajpayee ministry
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]
| Second Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry | |
|---|---|
| 17th ministry of the Republic of India | |
 | |
| 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 |
| 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, 6 months and 23 days |
| Predecessor | I. K. Gujral ministry |
| Successor | Third Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ministry |
Cabinet ministers
| Sr. No. | Name | Constituency | Portfolio | Party | Term of office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
| 1. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Lucknow |
|
Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 2. | Lal Krishna Advani | Gandhinagar | Minister of Home Affairs | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 3. | Ananth Kumar | Bangalore South | Minister of Civil Aviation | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 4. | Sikander Bakht | Rajya Sabha | Minister of Industry | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 5. | Surjit Singh Barnala | Rajya Sabha | Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers with additional charge of Food | Shiromani Akali Dal | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 6. | George Fernandes | Muzaffarpur | Minister of Defence | Samata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 7. | Ramakrishna Hegde | Rajya Sabha | Minister of Commerce | Lok Shakti | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 8. | Satyanarayan Jatiya | Ujjain | Minister of Labour | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 9. | Ram Jethmalani | Rajya Sabha | Minister of Urban Development | Independent | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 10. | Murli Manohar Joshi | Allahabad | Minister of Human Resource Development with additional charge of Science and Technology | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 11. | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | Salem | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 12. | Madan Lal Khurana | Delhi Sadar | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs with additional charge of Tourism | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 13. | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | Tiruchirapalli | Minister of Power | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 14. | M. Thambidurai | Karur | Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 14. | Nitish Kumar | Nalanda | Minister of Railways | Samata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 15. | Naveen Patnaik | Nalanda | Minister of Steel and Mines | Biju Janata Dal | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 16. | Suresh Prabhu | Rajapur | Minister of Environment and Forests | Shiv Sena | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 17. | Kashiram Rana | Surat | Minister of Textiles | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 17. | Sedapatti Muthiah | Periyakulam | Minister of Surface Transport | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 19. | Yashwant Sinha | Hazaribagh | Minister of Finance | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 20. | Buta Singh | Jalore | Minister of Communications | Independent | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
| 20. | Sushma Swaraj | South Delhi | Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
Ministers of State
| Sr. No. | Name | Constituency | Portfolio | Party | Term of office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Minister of State for Finance (Revenue, Banking and Insurance) and additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 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. | R. Janarthanan | Tirunelveli | Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grivances and Pensions | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 19 March 1998 | 12 October 1999 | (1 year, 207 days) | |
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