Second Vajpayee ministry
{{Short description|Indian union ministry, 1998–1999}}
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{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name =Second Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry
|cabinet_type=ministry
| cabinet_number = 20th
| jurisdiction = the Republic of India
| flag =
| flag_border = true
| incumbent =
| image = File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (12 June 2002).jpg
| caption =
| date_formed = 19 March 1998
| date_dissolved = 12 October 1999
| government_head = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| government_head_history =
| state_head = K. R. Narayanan
| members_number =
| former_members_number =
| total_number =
| political_party = Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA)
| legislature_status = Coalition{{Composition bar|272|543|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = Indian National Congress
| opposition_leader = Sharad Pawar (19 March 1998 – 26 April 1999) (lok sabha)
| election = 1998
| last_election = 1999
| legislature_term = {{Age in years and days|1998|03|19|1999|10|12}}
| budget =
| advice_and_consent1 =
| advice_and_consent2 =
| incoming_formation =
| outgoing_formation =
| previous = Gujral ministry
| successor = Third Vajpayee ministry
}}
{{Atal Bihari Vajpayee series}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1998/mar/20bjp.htm|title=Finance for Kumar, external affairs for Vasundhara|website=Rediff.}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1998/mar/19bjp.htm|title=Finance for Sinha, defence for Fernandes|website=Rediff.}}
Council of ministers
{{Pie chart
| caption= Representation of cabinet ministers by party
| label1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| value1 = 59.09 | color1 = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| label2 = Independent
| value2 = 6.81| color2 = {{party color|Independent}}
| label3 = Samata Party
| value3 = 4.54 | color3 = {{party color|Samata Party}}
| label4 = Shiromani Akali Dal
| value4 = 4.54| color4 = red
| label5 = Lok Shakti
| value5 = 2.27| color5 = lime
| label6 = Pattali Makkal Katchi
| value6 = 2.27| color6 = {{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| label7 = Shiv Sena
| value7 = 2.27 | color7 = {{party color|Shiv Sena}}
| label8 = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| value8 = 9.09 | color8 = {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| label9 =Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress
| value9 = 2.27 | color9 = {{party color|Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress}}
| label10 = Arunachal Congress
| value10 = 2.27 | color10 = darkblue
| label11 = Biju Janata Dal
| value11 = 4.54 | color11 = forestgreen
}}
=Cabinet Ministers=
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
!style="width:12em"| Remarks
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = 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.
| minister1 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs
| minister1 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 23 May 1998
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister2 = L. K. Advani
| minister2_termstart = 23 May 1998
| minister2_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of External Affairs
| minister1 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 5 December 1998
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister2 = Jaswant Singh
| minister2_termstart = 5 December 1998
| minister2_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources
| minister1 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 3 February 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister2 = P. R. Kumaramangalam
| minister2_termstart = 3 February 1999
| minister2_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Food Processing Industries
| minister1 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 3 February 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister2 = Pramod Mahajan
| minister2_termstart = 3 February 1999
| minister2_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Department of Electronics
| minister1 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 3 February 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister2 = Jaswant Singh
| minister2_termstart = 3 February 1999
| minister2_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Department of Ocean Development
| minister1 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 3 February 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister2 = Murli Manohar Joshi
| minister2_termstart = 3 February 1999
| minister2_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Home Affairs
| minister1 = L. K. Advani
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Civil Aviation
| minister1 = Ananth Kumar
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Industry
| minister1 = Sikander Bakht
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Minister of Food and Consumer Affairs
| minister1 = Surjit Singh Barnala
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = Shiromani Akali Dal
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Defence
| minister1 = George Fernandes
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = SAP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Commerce
| minister1 = Ramakrishna Hegde
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = Lok Shakti
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Labour
| minister1 = Satyanarayan Jatiya
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Urban Development
| minister1 = Ram Jethmalani
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 8 June 1999
| minister1_party = IND
| minister1_ref =
| minister2 = Jagmohan
| minister2_termstart = 8 June 1999
| minister2_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Human Resource Development
Minister of Science and Technology
| minister1 = Murli Manohar Joshi
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
| minister1 = Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = TRC
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
| minister1 = Madan Lal Khurana
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 30 January 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
| minister2 = P. R. Kumaramangalam
| minister2_termstart = 30 January 1999
| minister2_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Tourism
| minister1 = Madan Lal Khurana
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 30 January 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
| minister2 = Ananth Kumar
| minister2_termstart = 30 January 1999
| minister2_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Power
| minister1 = P. R. Kumaramangalam
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs
| minister1 = M. Thambidurai
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 8 April 1999
| minister1_party = AIADMK
| minister1_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
| minister2 = P. R. Kumaramangalam
| minister2_termstart = 9 April 1999
| minister2_termend = 8 June 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref =
| minister3 = Ram Jethmalani
| minister3_termstart = 8 June 1999
| minister3_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister3_party = IND
| minister3_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Railways
| minister1 = Nitish Kumar
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 5 August 1999
| minister1_party = SAP
| minister1_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
| minister2 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| minister2_termstart = 5 August 1999
| minister2_termend = 6 August 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister3 = Ram Naik
| minister3_termstart = 6 August 1999
| minister3_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister3_party = BJP
| minister3_ref = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Steel
Minister of Mines
| minister1 = Naveen Patnaik
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = Biju Janata Dal
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Environment and Forests
| minister1 = Suresh Prabhu
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = Shiv Sena
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Textiles
| minister1 = Kashiram Rana
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Surface Transport
| minister1 = R. Muthiah
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 8 April 1998
| minister1_party = AIADMK
| minister1_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
| minister2 = M. Thambidurai
| minister2_termstart = 8 April 1998
| minister2_termend = 8 April 1999
| minister2_party = AIADMK
| minister2_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
| minister3 = Nitish Kumar
| minister3_termstart = 9 April 1999
| minister3_termend = 5 August 1999
| minister3_party = SAP
| minister3_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
| minister4 = Jaswant Singh
| minister4_termstart = 5 August 1999
| minister4_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister4_party = BJP
| minister4_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Finance
| minister1 = Yashwant Sinha
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Communications
| minister1 = Buta Singh
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 20 April 1998
| minister1_party = IND
| minister1_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
| minister2 = Sushma Swaraj
| minister2_termstart = 20 April 1998
| minister2_termend = 10 October 1998
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
| minister3 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| minister3_termstart = 10 October 1998
| minister3_termend = 5 December 1998
| minister3_party = BJP
| minister3_ref = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister4 = Jagmohan
| minister4_termstart = 5 December 1998
| minister4_termend = 8 June 1999
| minister4_party = BJP
| minister4_ref =
| minister5 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| minister5_termstart = 8 June 1999
| minister5_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister5_party = BJP
| minister5_ref = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Information and Broadcasting
| minister1 = Sushma Swaraj
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 11 October 1998
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
| minister2 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| minister2_termstart = 11 October 1998
| minister2_termend = 5 December 1998
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister3 = Pramod Mahajan
| minister3_termstart = 5 December 1998
| minister3_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister3_party = BJP
| minister3_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Health and Family Welfare
| minister1 = Dalit Ezhilmalai
| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 14 August 1999
| minister1_party = Pattali Makkal Katchi
| minister1_ref = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
| minister2 = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| minister2_termstart = 14 August 1999
| minister2_termend = 16 August 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister3 = A. K. Patel
| minister3_termstart = 16 August 1999
| minister3_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister3_party = BJP
| minister3_ref = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table end}}
=Ministers of State (Independent Charge)=
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
!Remarks
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Welfare
| minister1 = Maneka Gandhi
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 23 May 1998
| minister1_party = IND
| minister1_ref = {{small|Renamed as Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Social Justice and Empowerment
| minister1 = Maneka Gandhi
| minister1_termstart = 23 May 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = IND
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Rural Development
| minister1 = Babagouda Patil
| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Coal
| minister1 = Dilip Ray
| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = Biju Janata Dal
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Department of Youth Affairs, Sports,
Women and Child Development
| minister1 = Uma Bharti
| minister1_termstart = 1 March 1999
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table end}}
=Ministers of State=
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
!Remarks
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
| minister1 = Omak Apang
| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = AC
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry
| minister1 = Sukhbir Singh Badal
| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = Shiromani Akali Dal
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development
| minister1 = Bandaru Dattatreya
| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel
Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines
| minister1 = Ramesh Bais
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development
| minister1 = Uma Bharti
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
| minister1 = Santosh Kumar Gangwar
| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
| minister1 = R. K. Kumar
| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 22 May 1998
| minister1_party = AIADMK
| minister1_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
| minister2 = Kadambur R. Janarthanan
| minister2_termstart = 22 May 1998
| minister2_termend = 8 April 1999
| minister2_party = AIADMK
| minister2_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
| minister1 = R. K. Kumar
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 22 May 1998
| minister1_party = AIADMK
| minister1_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
| minister2 = Ram Naik
| minister2_termstart = 20 March 1998
| minister2_termend = 5 May 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref =
| minister3 = Dilip Ray
| minister3_termstart = 22 May 1999
| minister3_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister3_party = Biju Janata Dal
| minister3_ref =
| minister4 = Santosh Kumar Gangwar
| minister4_termstart = 16 February 1999
| minister4_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister4_party = BJP
| minister4_ref =
| minister5 = Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
| minister5_termstart = 16 February 1999
| minister5_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister5_party = BJP
| minister5_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests
| minister1 = Babulal Marandi
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
| minister1 = Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
| minister1 = Ram Naik
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 6 August 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
| minister1 = A. K. Patel
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Surface Transport
| minister1 = Debendra Pradhan
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications
| minister1 = Kabindra Purkayastha
| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
| minister1 = Vasundhara Raje
| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture
| minister1 = Sompal Shastri
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs
| minister1 = Satyapal Singh Yadav
| minister1_termstart = 19 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
| minister1 = Kadambur R. Janarthanan
| minister1_termstart = 20 March 1998
| minister1_termend = 8 April 1999
| minister1_party = AIADMK
| minister1_ref = {{small|Resigned.}}
| minister2 = Vasundhara Raje
| minister2_termstart = 9 April 1999
| minister2_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister2_party = BJP
| minister2_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation
| minister1 = Ram Naik
| minister1_termstart = 20 April 1998
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources
| minister1 = Sompal Shastri
| minister1_termstart = 3 February 1999
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
| minister1 = Ram Naik
| minister1_termstart = 5 May 1999
| minister1_termend = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party = BJP
| minister1_ref =
}}
{{Cabinet table end}}
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