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.

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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.

MinistryFormation dateElectionGoverning partyPrime Minister
Interim 2 September 1946 1945 Indian National Congress Jawaharlal Nehru
First Nehru 15 August 1947
Second Nehru 15 April 1952 1951–52
Third Nehru 4 April 1957 1957
Fourth Nehru 2 April 1962 1962
First Nanda 27 May 1964None Gulzarilal Nanda
Shastri 9 June 1964None Lal Bahadur Shastri
Second Nanda 11 January 1966None Gulzarilal Nanda
First Indira Gandhi 24 January 1966None Indira Gandhi
Second Indira Gandhi 13 March 1967 1967
Third Indira Gandhi 18 March 1971 1971 Indian National Congress (R)
Desai 24 March 1977 1977 Janata Party Morarji Desai
Charan Singh 28 July 1979None Janata Party (Secular) Charan Singh
Fourth Indira Gandhi 14 January 1980 1980 Indian National Congress (I) Indira Gandhi
First Rajiv Gandhi 31 October 1984None Rajiv Gandhi
Second Rajiv Gandhi 31 December 1984 1984 Rajiv Gandhi
Vishwanath Pratap Singh 2 December 1989 1989 Janata Dal Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Chandra Shekhar 10 November 1990None Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar
Rao 21 June 1991 1991 Indian National Congress (I) P. V. Narasimha Rao
First Vajpayee 16 May 1996 1996 Bharatiya Janata Party Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Deve Gowda 1 June 1996 Janata Dal H. D. Deve Gowda
Gujral 21 April 1997None Inder Kumar Gujral
Second Vajpayee 19 March 1998 1998 Bharatiya Janata Party Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Third Vajpayee 13 October 1999 1999
First Manmohan Singh 22 May 2004 2004 Indian National Congress Manmohan Singh
Second Manmohan Singh 22 May 2009 2009
First Modi 26 May 2014 2014 Bharatiya Janata Party Narendra Modi
Second Modi 30 May 2019 2019
TBD TBD 2024 TBD TBD

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