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Second Modi ministry

Second Modi ministry

25th Ministry of the Republic of India
Date formed30 May 2019
Date dissolved9 June 2024
People and organisations
Head of stateRam Nath Kovind (until 25 July 2022)
Droupadi Murmu (from 25 July 2022)
Head of governmentNarendra Modi
No. of ministers76
Ministers removed72
Total no. of members82
Member parties  National Democratic Alliance
Former
Status in legislatureMajority
303 / 545 (56%)
Opposition party
  • UPA (Main Opposition)
Lok Sabha[a]
118 / 543 (22%)
Rajya Sabha
92 / 245 (38%)
Opposition leader
History
Election2019
Outgoing election2024
Legislature terms5 years, 182 days
Budgets2019 Budget
2020 Budget
2021 Budget
2022 Budget
2023 Budget
Incoming formation17th Lok Sabha
Outgoing formation18th Lok Sabha
PredecessorFirst Modi ministry
SuccessorThird Modi ministry

The Second Modi ministry, also called Modi 2.0 was the Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi that was formed after the 2019 general election which was held in seven phases in 2019. The results of the election were announced on 23 May 2019 and this led to the formation of the 17th Lok Sabha. The oath ceremony was arranged in the courtyards of Rashtrapati Bhavan at Raisina Hill. The heads of the states of BIMSTEC countries were invited as guests of honor for this ceremony.

On 7 July 2021, the government went through a ministry expansion with several big names dropped and new faces sworn in. Many current ministers were also given promotion for their good work.[1]

Following the victory of the National Democratic Alliance in the 2024 general election, Prime Minister Modi and the council of ministers tendered their resignation to the President of India on 5 June 2024. However, they remained in office on caretaker basis until a new cabinet assumed office. On 9 June 2024, the new Cabinet of Third Modi ministry was sworn in with Modi again as Prime Minister.

History

The Second Modi ministry came into existence following the 2019 general election to the 17th Lok Sabha in which the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance emerged victorious winning 353 of the 543 seats of the Lok Sabha. On 31 May 2019, Narendra Modi was sworn-in as the Prime Minister for the second time by President Ram Nath Kovind along with his council of ministers. The council of ministers which was sworn-in into office on 31 May 2019 consisted of 24 ministers with cabinet rank, 9 ministers of state with independent charge, and 24 ministers of state.

On August 8, 2023, Gaurav Gogoi moved a no-confidence motion against the second Modi ministry in the Lok Sabha.[2][3] The government defeated the motion.[4]

Reshuffle and changes

Since the formation of the ministry in May 2019, the council of ministers had undergone several major and minor changes under various circumstances.

List of ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Prime Minister
Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space
All important policy issues; and
All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.
30 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Defence31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Home Affairs31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Co-operation7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Road Transport and Highways31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Finance
Minister of Corporate Affairs
31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution31 May 20198 October 2020 LJPDied on 8 October 2020.
9 October 20209 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare31 May 20197 December 2023 BJPResigned.
7 December 20239 June 2024 BJPAdditional charge following resignation of Narendra Singh Tomar.
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Panchayati Raj
31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Law and Justice31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 202118 May 2023 BJP 
18 May 20239 June 2024 BJPMinister of State (I/C) is responsible.
Minister of Communications
Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Food Processing Industries31 May 201918 September 2020 SADResigned.
18 September 20207 July 2021 BJPAdditional charge following resignation of Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
7 July 202119 March 2024 RLJPResigned
20 March 20249 June 2024 BJPAdditional charge following resignation of Pashupati Kumar Paras.
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment31 May 20196 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of External Affairs31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Human Resource Development31 May 201929 July 2020 BJPRenamed as Ministry of Education.
Minister of Education29 July 20207 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Tribal Affairs31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Women and Child Development31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Textiles31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Health and Family Welfare31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Science and Technology31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJPMinister of State (I/C) is responsible.
Minister of Earth Sciences31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 202118 May 2023 BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
18 May 20239 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Information and Broadcasting31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Railways31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Commerce and Industry31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Steel31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20216 July 2022 JD(U) 
6 July 20229 June 2024 BJPAdditional charge following resignation of Ramchandra Prasad Singh.
Minister of Minority Affairs31 May 20196 July 2022 BJP 
6 July 20229 June 2024 BJPAdditional charge following resignation of Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Minister of Coal
Minister of Mines
31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises31 May 201912 November 2019 SSResigned.
12 November 20197 July 2021 BJPAdditional charge following resignation of Arvind Sawant. The ministry was bifurcated into Ministry of Heavy Industries and Department of Public Enterprises.
Minister of Heavy Industries7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Jal Shakti31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Labour and Employment31 May 20197 July 2021 BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of AYUSH31 May 20197 July 2021 BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Development of North Eastern Region31 May 20197 July 2021 BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports31 May 20197 July 2021 BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Culture
Minister of Tourism
31 May 20197 July 2021 BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Power
Minister of New and Renewable Energy
31 May 20197 July 2021 BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs31 May 20197 July 2021 BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Civil Aviation31 May 20197 July 2021 BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of Shipping31 May 201910 November 2020 BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible. Ministry renamed as Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways10 November 20207 July 2021 BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Planning
31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 

Ministers of State

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy
Minister of State in the Department of Space
31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20217 December 2023 BJPResigned.
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
7 December 20239 June 2024 BJPAdditional charge following resignation of Prahlad Singh Patel.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20217 December 2023 BJPResigned.
7 December 20239 June 2024 BJPAdditional charge following resignation of Prahlad Singh Patel.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises31 May 20197 July 2021 BJPThe ministry was bifurcated into the Ministry of Heavy Industries and the Department of Public Enterprises.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways31 May 201923 September 2020 BJPDied on 23 September 2020.
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
31 May 20199 June 2024 RPI(A) 
31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 AD(S) 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs31 May 20197 December 2023 BJPResigned.
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
7 December 20239 June 2024 BJPAdditional charge following resignation of Renuka Singh Saruta.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development31 May 201929 July 2020 BJPRenamed as Ministry of Education.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education29 July 20206 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications31 May 20196 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
18 May 20239 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs31 May 20197 July 2021 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development31 May 20199 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Power7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal
Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice7 July 202118 May 2023 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Minister of State in the Ministry of Co-operation
7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of AYUSH7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports7 July 20219 June 2024 BJP 

Demographics

President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-president M. Venkaiah Naidu with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Ministers after Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 30 May 2019.

Parties

Representation of cabinet ministers by party

  Bharatiya Janata Party (97.23%)
  Apna Dal (Sonelal) (1.385%)
  Republican Party of India (A) (1.385%)
Party Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State (I/C) Ministers of State Total number of ministers
Bharatiya Janata Party 27 3 40 70
Apna Dal (Sonelal) 0 0 1 1
Republican Party of India (A) 0 0 1 1
Total 27 3 42 72

States

Representation of cabinet ministers by state

  Arunachal Pradesh (1.37%)
  Assam (2.74%)
  Bihar (6.85%)
  Goa (1.37%)
  Gujarat (9.59%)
  Haryana (2.74%)
  Himachal Pradesh (1.37%)
  Jharkhand (2.74%)
  Karnataka (6.85%)
  Madhya Pradesh (6.85%)
  Maharashtra (12.33%)
  Manipur (1.37%)
  Odisha (2.74%)
  Punjab (1.37%)
  Rajasthan (5.48%)
  Telangana (1.37%)
  Tripura (1.37%)
  Uttar Pradesh (20.55%)
  Uttarakhand (1.37%)
  West Bengal (5.48%)
  Delhi (1.37%)
  Jammu and Kashmir (1.37%)
State Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State (I/C) Ministers of State Total number of ministers Name of ministers
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh 1 1
Assam 1 1 2
Bihar 3 2 4
Chhattisgarh
Goa 1 1
Gujarat 4 3 7
Haryana 1 1 2
Himachal Pradesh 1 1
Jharkhand 1 1 2
Karnataka 2 4 6
Kerala _
Madhya Pradesh 3 2 5
Maharashtra 3 6 10
Manipur 1 1
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha 1 1 2
Punjab 1 1
Rajasthan 2 1 1 4
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana 1 1
Tripura 1 1
Uttar Pradesh 5 10 15
Uttarakhand 1 1
West Bengal 4 4
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Delhi 1 1
Jammu and Kashmir 1 1
Ladakh
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
Unelected
Total 28 3 42 73

Initiatives

According to Shashi Tharoor, some noteworthy achievements are the rapid construction of infrastructure, including new ports, airports and highways, relying on private contractors; modernisation of the rail network of India; strengthening the social safety net for millions of poor Indians; providing toilets, cooking gas cylinders; cash transfers to farmers and access to electricity and drinking water in rural India; progress in technology diffusion; cheap data plans for android phones, connecting nearly a billion Indians to the Internet; enabling private companies to create commons online; stimulating growth in the startup culture, mainly in the tech domain, and several unicorns; digital money transfer via Unified Payments Interface (direct money transfers between bank accounts); reducing middlemen by paying social benefits directly to the accounts of beneficiaries and effective Indian diplomacy, all with high approval ratings.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ In the 2019 general election, no opposition party obtained the minimum (54) amount of seats to become the official opposition, and thus there was no opposition leader. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is the leader of the Indian National Congress party in the Parliament, which has the largest number (50) of seats in the opposition.
  2. ^ In the 2019 general election, no opposition party obtained the minimum (54) amount of seats to become the official opposition, and thus there was no opposition leader. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is the leader of the Indian National Congress party in the Parliament, which has the largest number (50) of seats in the opposition.

See also

References