# First Rajiv Gandhi ministry

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The First Rajiv Gandhi ministry was the 10th union council of ministers of India which was formed on 31 October 1984 after the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi. The ministry was headed by Rajiv Gandhi and retained most ministers from the predecessor cabinet.
The ministry was dissolved on 31 December 1984 after the 1984 general election.

## History

Rajiv Gandhi was appointed as the Prime Minister following the assassination of his mother and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984. He was sworn in as the Prime Minister by President Zail Singh the same day as the assassination of Indira Gandhi.

## Composition

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi retained the senior ministers from the predecessor cabinet headed by Indira Gandhi. Those sworn in as minister along with him on 31 October 1984 included P. V. Narasimha Rao, Pranab Mukherjee, Shankarrao Chavan, P. Shiv Shankar and Buta Singh as cabinet-rank ministers.
A cabinet expansion took place on 4 November 1984 when several other cabinet ministers, ministers of state and deputy ministers were sworn in into office.
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### Cabinet Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Prime Minister Minister of External Affairs Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Minister of Science and Technology Department of Atomic Energy Department of Electronics Department of Ocean Development Department of Space And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issuesnot allocated to any Minister. | Rajiv Gandhi | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Defence | Shankarrao Chavan | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Home Affairs | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Planning | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Finance Minister of Commerce and Supply | Pranab Mukherjee | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Energy | P. Shiv Shankar | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Works and Housing Minister of Sports | Buta Singh | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation Minister of Shipping and Transport | Veerendra Patil | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Industry and Company Affairs | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Law and Justice | Jagannath Kaushal | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Agriculture | Rao Birender Singh | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Railways | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Rural Development | Mohsina Kidwai | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | B. Shankaranand | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | Vasant Sathe | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |

### Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Irrigation | C. K. Jaffer Sharief | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Education, Culture and Social Welfare | Sheila Kaul | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Steel and Mines | N. K. P. Salve | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Civil Aviation and Tourism | Khurshid Alam Khan | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Information and Broadcasting | H. K. L. Bhagat | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Food and Civil Supplies | Bhagwat Jha Azad | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |

### Ministers of State

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | Ram Niwas Mirdha | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | A. A. Rahim | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Ram Dulari Sinha | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | P. Venkatasubbaiah | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce | S. M. Krishna | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry | S. B. P. Pattabhirama Rao | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry | Nihar Ranjan Laskar | 12 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications | V. N. Gadgil | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping and Transport | Ziaur Rahman Ansari | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | Yogendra Makwana | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning | Harinath Misra | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy | Chaudhary Dalbir Singh (Coal) | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy | Gargi Shankar Mishra (Petroleum) | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy | Arif Mohammad Khan | 12 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Department of Science and Technology Minister of State in the Department of Space Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy Minister of State in the Department of Electronics Minister of State in the Department of Ocean Development | Shivraj Patil | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs | N. K. P. Salve | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs | H. K. L. Bhagat | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation | Dharam Vir | 4 November 1984 | 22 December 1984 | INC |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Nawal Kishore Sharma | 12 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |

### Deputy Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Finance | Janardhana Poojary (Banking and Insurance) | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Commerce | P. A. Sangma | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Department of Environment | Digvijay Singh | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministries of Education, Culture and Social Welfare | Prem Khandu Thungan | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Works and Housing | Mallikarjun Goud | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Works and Housing | Mohammed Usman Arif | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Sports | Mallikarjun Goud | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Sports | Ashok Gehlot | 12 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs | Mallikarjun Goud | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Kumudben Joshi | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Communications | Vijaykumar Naval Patil | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |
| Deputy Minister in the Department of Electronics | M. S. Sanjeevi Rao | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | INC |