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Indian union ministry, 1998–1999
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Second Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry
20th ministry of the Republic of India
Date formed19 March 1998
Date dissolved12 October 1999
People and organisations
Head of stateK. R. Narayanan
Head of governmentAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Member partyBharatiya Janata Party (NDA)
Status in legislatureCoalition272 / 543 (50%)
Opposition partyIndian National Congress
Opposition leaderSharad Pawar (19 March 1998 – 26 April 1999) (lok sabha)
History
Election1998
Outgoing election1999
Legislature terms1 year, 207 days
PredecessorGujral ministry
SuccessorThird 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.

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 Remarks
Prime Minister
Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Planning and Programme Implementation
Minister of Water Resources
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space
And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issues
not allocated to any Minister.		Atal Bihari Vajpayee19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Department of Jammu and Kashmir AffairsAtal Bihari Vajpayee19 March 199823 May 1998 BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
L. K. Advani23 May 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of External AffairsAtal Bihari Vajpayee19 March 19985 December 1998 BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
Jaswant Singh5 December 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Non-Conventional Energy SourcesAtal Bihari Vajpayee19 March 19983 February 1999 BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
P. R. Kumaramangalam3 February 199913 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Food Processing IndustriesAtal Bihari Vajpayee19 March 19983 February 1999 BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
Pramod Mahajan3 February 199913 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Department of ElectronicsAtal Bihari Vajpayee19 March 19983 February 1999 BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
Jaswant Singh3 February 199913 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Department of Ocean DevelopmentAtal Bihari Vajpayee19 March 19983 February 1999 BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
Murli Manohar Joshi3 February 199913 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Home AffairsL. K. Advani19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Civil AviationAnanth Kumar19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of IndustrySikander Bakht19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Minister of Food and Consumer Affairs		Surjit Singh Barnala19 March 199813 October 1999 SAD 
Minister of DefenceGeorge Fernandes19 March 199813 October 1999 SAP 
Minister of CommerceRamakrishna Hegde19 March 199813 October 1999 Lok Shakti 
Minister of LabourSatyanarayan Jatiya19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Urban DevelopmentRam Jethmalani19 March 19988 June 1999 IND 
Jagmohan8 June 199913 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Human Resource Development
Minister of Science and Technology		Murli Manohar Joshi19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Petroleum and Natural GasVazhappady K. Ramamurthy19 March 199813 October 1999 TRC 
Minister of Parliamentary AffairsMadan Lal Khurana19 March 199830 January 1999 BJPResigned.
P. R. Kumaramangalam30 January 199913 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of TourismMadan Lal Khurana19 March 199830 January 1999 BJPResigned.
Ananth Kumar30 January 199913 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of PowerP. R. Kumaramangalam19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Law, Justice and Company AffairsM. Thambidurai19 March 19988 April 1999 AIADMKResigned.
P. R. Kumaramangalam9 April 19998 June 1999 BJP 
Ram Jethmalani8 June 199913 October 1999 IND 
Minister of RailwaysNitish Kumar19 March 19985 August 1999 SAPResigned.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee5 August 19996 August 1999 BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
Ram Naik6 August 199913 October 1999 BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Steel
Minister of Mines		Naveen Patnaik19 March 199813 October 1999 BJD 
Minister of Environment and ForestsSuresh Prabhu19 March 199813 October 1999 SS 
Minister of TextilesKashiram Rana19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Surface TransportR. Muthiah19 March 19988 April 1998 AIADMKResigned.
M. Thambidurai8 April 19988 April 1999 AIADMKResigned.
Nitish Kumar9 April 19995 August 1999 SAPResigned.
Jaswant Singh5 August 199913 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of FinanceYashwant Sinha19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of CommunicationsButa Singh19 March 199820 April 1998 INDResigned.
Sushma Swaraj20 April 199810 October 1998 BJPResigned.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee10 October 19985 December 1998 BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
Jagmohan5 December 19988 June 1999 BJP 
Atal Bihari Vajpayee8 June 199913 October 1999 BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
Minister of Information and BroadcastingSushma Swaraj19 March 199811 October 1998 BJPResigned.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee11 October 19985 December 1998 BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
Pramod Mahajan5 December 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of Health and Family WelfareDalit Ezhilmalai20 March 199814 August 1999 PMKMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee14 August 199916 August 1999 BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
A. K. Patel16 August 199913 October 1999 BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of WelfareManeka Gandhi19 March 199823 May 1998 INDRenamed as Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Social Justice and EmpowermentManeka Gandhi23 May 199813 October 1999 IND 
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Rural DevelopmentBabagouda Patil20 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of CoalDilip Ray20 March 199813 October 1999 BJD 
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Department of Youth Affairs, Sports,
Women and Child Development		Uma Bharti1 March 199913 October 1999 BJP 

Ministers of State

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Minister of State in the Ministry of TourismOmak Apang20 March 199813 October 1999 AC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of IndustrySukhbir Singh Badal20 March 199813 October 1999 SAD 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban DevelopmentBandaru Dattatreya20 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel
Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines		Ramesh Bais19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource DevelopmentUma Bharti19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural GasSantosh Kumar Gangwar20 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of FinanceR. K. Kumar20 March 199822 May 1998 AIADMKResigned.
Kadambur R. Janarthanan22 May 19988 April 1999 AIADMKResigned.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary AffairsR. K. Kumar19 March 199822 May 1998 AIADMKResigned.
Ram Naik20 March 19985 May 1999 BJP 
Dilip Ray22 May 199913 October 1999 BJD 
Santosh Kumar Gangwar16 February 199913 October 1999 BJP 
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi16 February 199913 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and ForestsBabulal Marandi19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and BroadcastingMukhtar Abbas Naqvi20 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of RailwaysRam Naik19 March 19986 August 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and FertilizersA. K. Patel19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Surface TransportDebendra Pradhan19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of CommunicationsKabindra Purkayastha20 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of External AffairsVasundhara Raje20 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of AgricultureSompal Shastri19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food and Consumer AffairsSatyapal Singh Yadav19 March 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsKadambur R. Janarthanan20 March 19988 April 1999 AIADMKResigned.
Vasundhara Raje9 April 199913 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Programme ImplementationRam Naik20 April 199813 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Water ResourcesSompal Shastri3 February 199913 October 1999 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home AffairsRam Naik5 May 199913 October 1999 BJP 

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References

  1. "Finance for Kumar, external affairs for Vasundhara". Rediff.
  2. "Finance for Sinha, defence for Fernandes". Rediff.
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