# Second 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

### 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 Vajpayee | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19 March 1998 | 23 May 1998 | BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs | L. K. Advani | 23 May 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of External Affairs | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19 March 1998 | 5 December 1998 | BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of External Affairs | Jaswant Singh | 5 December 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19 March 1998 | 3 February 1999 | BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources | P. R. Kumaramangalam | 3 February 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Food Processing Industries | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19 March 1998 | 3 February 1999 | BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Food Processing Industries | Pramod Mahajan | 3 February 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Department of Electronics | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19 March 1998 | 3 February 1999 | BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Department of Electronics | Jaswant Singh | 3 February 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Department of Ocean Development | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 19 March 1998 | 3 February 1999 | BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Department of Ocean Development | Murli Manohar Joshi | 3 February 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | L. K. Advani | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Civil Aviation | Ananth Kumar | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Industry | Sikander Bakht | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister of Food and Consumer Affairs | Surjit Singh Barnala | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | SAD | |
| Minister of Defence | George Fernandes | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | SAP | |
| Minister of Commerce | Ramakrishna Hegde | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | Lok Shakti | |
| Minister of Labour | Satyanarayan Jatiya | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Urban Development | Ram Jethmalani | 19 March 1998 | 8 June 1999 | IND | |
| Minister of Urban Development | Jagmohan | 8 June 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Human Resource Development Minister of Science and Technology | Murli Manohar Joshi | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | TRC | |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Madan Lal Khurana | 19 March 1998 | 30 January 1999 | BJP | Resigned. |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | P. R. Kumaramangalam | 30 January 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Tourism | Madan Lal Khurana | 19 March 1998 | 30 January 1999 | BJP | Resigned. |
| Minister of Tourism | Ananth Kumar | 30 January 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Power | P. R. Kumaramangalam | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | M. Thambidurai | 19 March 1998 | 8 April 1999 | AIADMK | Resigned. |
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | P. R. Kumaramangalam | 9 April 1999 | 8 June 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | Ram Jethmalani | 8 June 1999 | 13 October 1999 | IND | |
| Minister of Railways | Nitish Kumar | 19 March 1998 | 5 August 1999 | SAP | Resigned. |
| Minister of Railways | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 5 August 1999 | 6 August 1999 | BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Railways | Ram Naik | 6 August 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Steel Minister of Mines | Naveen Patnaik | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJD | |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | Suresh Prabhu | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | SS | |
| Minister of Textiles | Kashiram Rana | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Surface Transport | R. Muthiah | 19 March 1998 | 8 April 1998 | AIADMK | Resigned. |
| Minister of Surface Transport | M. Thambidurai | 8 April 1998 | 8 April 1999 | AIADMK | Resigned. |
| Minister of Surface Transport | Nitish Kumar | 9 April 1999 | 5 August 1999 | SAP | Resigned. |
| Minister of Surface Transport | Jaswant Singh | 5 August 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Finance | Yashwant Sinha | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Communications | Buta Singh | 19 March 1998 | 20 April 1998 | IND | Resigned. |
| Minister of Communications | Sushma Swaraj | 20 April 1998 | 10 October 1998 | BJP | Resigned. |
| Minister of Communications | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 10 October 1998 | 5 December 1998 | BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Communications | Jagmohan | 5 December 1998 | 8 June 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Communications | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 8 June 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Sushma Swaraj | 19 March 1998 | 11 October 1998 | BJP | Resigned. |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 11 October 1998 | 5 December 1998 | BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Pramod Mahajan | 5 December 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | Dalit Ezhilmalai | 20 March 1998 | 14 August 1999 | PMK | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 14 August 1999 | 16 August 1999 | BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | A. K. Patel | 16 August 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | Minister 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 Welfare | Maneka Gandhi | 19 March 1998 | 23 May 1998 | IND | Renamed as Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Social Justice and Empowerment | Maneka Gandhi | 23 May 1998 | 13 October 1999 | IND | |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Rural Development | Babagouda Patil | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Coal | Dilip Ray | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJD | |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Department of Youth Affairs, Sports, Women and Child Development | Uma Bharti | 1 March 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |

### Ministers of State

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism | Omak Apang | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | AC | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry | Sukhbir Singh Badal | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | SAD | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development | Bandaru Dattatreya | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines | Ramesh Bais | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development | Uma Bharti | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Santosh Kumar Gangwar | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | R. K. Kumar | 20 March 1998 | 22 May 1998 | AIADMK | Resigned. |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | Kadambur R. Janarthanan | 22 May 1998 | 8 April 1999 | AIADMK | Resigned. |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | R. K. Kumar | 19 March 1998 | 22 May 1998 | AIADMK | Resigned. |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Ram Naik | 20 March 1998 | 5 May 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Dilip Ray | 22 May 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJD | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Santosh Kumar Gangwar | 16 February 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | 16 February 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests | Babulal Marandi | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways | Ram Naik | 19 March 1998 | 6 August 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers | A. K. Patel | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Surface Transport | Debendra Pradhan | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications | Kabindra Purkayastha | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | Vasundhara Raje | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture | Sompal Shastri | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs | Satyapal Singh Yadav | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | Kadambur R. Janarthanan | 20 March 1998 | 8 April 1999 | AIADMK | Resigned. |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | Vasundhara Raje | 9 April 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation | Ram Naik | 20 April 1998 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources | Sompal Shastri | 3 February 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs | Ram Naik | 5 May 1999 | 13 October 1999 | BJP | |