As Narendra Modi Gears For 2nd Term, Here's List of Ministers in His Previous BJP-Led NDA Government
Considering the point that Narendra Modi is going to swear-in for the second consecutive time as Prime Minister, let's look at the Union Ministers list in the first tenure of PM Narendra Modi government.
New Delhi, May 27: Bharatiya Janata Party secured a thumping victory in the recently held Lok Sabha Elections 2019, by winning 303 seats alone. With this, BJP's Prime Minister choice remained as constant for the second tenure, as his popularity among the voters didn't decline.
Considering the point that Narendra Modi is going to swear-in for the second consecutive time as Prime Minister, let's look at the Union Ministers list in the first tenure of PM Narendra Modi government. Narendra Modi to Take Oath as PM on May 30 at 7pm in Rashtrapati Bhavan With Members of Union Council of Ministers
Prime Minister: The BJP stalwart took office on May 26, 2014, and is incumbent. He will again swear on May 30, 2019.
Ministry Of Home Affairs: This Ministry was lead by none other than former BJP president Rajnath Singh. He is most likely to get the Ministry again.
Ministry of External Affairs: Sushma Swaraj lead this ministry efficiently and is considered the most respected leaders of the country. Along with this ministry, she was also in charge of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.
Ministry of Finance: This Ministry was handled by senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley. He also took headed the Minister of Corporate Affairs. However, with incessant health issues, these ministries were appointed to Piyush Goyal.
Ministry of Defence: The Ministry saw ups and downs and various ministries under the PM Modi government. First, it was given to Arun Jaitley, then to late Manohar Parrikar. But after Parrikar became Goa CM, the ministry's charge was given to Jaitley again. Finally, it was given to Nirmala Sitharaman.
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting: Similar to Defence Ministry, this ministry too saw various ministers in the last five years. First, it was headed by Prakash Javadekar, and followed by Arun Jaitley, Venkaiah Naidu, Smriti Irani and Rajyavardhan Rathore.
Ministry of Railways: This Ministry was first given to DV Sadananda Gowda and then was under the leadership of Suresh Prabhu and followed by Piyush Goyal.
Here's the full table of NDA ministers:
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
| Prime Minister
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space |
Narendra Modi | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Rajnath Singh | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent |
| Minister of External Affairs | Sushma Swaraj | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent |
| Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs | Sushma Swaraj | 26 May 2014 | 7 January 2016 |
| Minister of Finance
Minister of Corporate Affairs |
Arun Jaitley | 26 May 2014 | 14 May 2018 |
| Piyush Goyal | 14 May 2018 | 23 August 2018 | |
| Arun Jaitley | 23 August 2018 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Defence | Arun Jaitley | 26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 |
| Manohar Parrikar | 9 November 2014 | 13 March 2017 | |
| Arun Jaitley | 13 March 2017 | 3 September 2017 | |
| Nirmala Sitharaman | 3 September 2017 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Prakash Javadekar | 26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 |
| Arun Jaitley | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | |
| Venkaiah Naidu | 5 July 2016 | 17 July 2017 | |
| Smriti Irani | 18 July 2017 | 14 May 2018 | |
| Rajyavardhan Rathore | 14 May 2018 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Railways | D. V. Sadananda Gowda | 26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 |
| Suresh Prabhu | 9 November 2014 | 3 September 2017 | |
| Piyush Goyal | 3 September 2017 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Urban Development
Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation |
Venkaiah Naidu | 26 May 2014 | 17 July 2017 |
| Narendra Singh Tomar | 18 July 2017 | 3 September 2017 | |
| Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Minister of Shipping |
Nitin Gadkari | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Law and Justice | Ravi Shankar Prasad | 26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 |
| D.V. Sadananda Gowda | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | |
| Ravi Shankar Prasad | 5 July 2016 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Electronics and Information Technology | Ravi Shankar Prasad | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation | Uma Bharati | 26 May 2014 | 3 September 2017 |
| Nitin Gadkari | 3 September 2017 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation | Gopinath Munde | 26 May 2014 | 3 June 2014 |
| Nitin Gadkari | 4 June 2014 | 9 November 2014 | |
| Chaudhary Birender Singh | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | |
| Narendra Singh Tomar | 5 July 2016 | 3 September 2017 | |
| Uma Bharati | 3 September 2017 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Minority Affairs | Najma A. Heptulla | 26 May 2014 | 12 July 2016 |
| Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | 12 July 2016 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Panchayati Raj |
Gopinath Munde | 26 May 2014 | 3 June 2014[†] |
| Nitin Gadkari | 4 June 2014 | 9 November 2014 | |
| Birender Singh | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | |
| Narendra Singh Tomar | 5 July 2016 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Mines | Narendra Singh Tomar | 27 May 2014 | 5 July 2016 |
| Piyush Goyal | 6 July 2016 | 3 September 2017 | |
| Narendra Singh Tomar | 3 September 2017 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | Ram Vilas Paswan | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | Kalraj Mishra | 26 May 2014 | 31 August 2017 |
| Minister of Women and Child Development | Maneka Gandhi | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Venkaiah Naidu | 26 May 2014 | 5 July 2016 |
| Ananth Kumar | 5 July 2016 | 12 November 2018 | |
| Narendra Singh Tomar | 13 November 2018 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | Ananth Kumar | 26 May 2014 | 12 November 2018 |
| D.V. Sadananda Gowda | 13 November 2018 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Civil Aviation | Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati | 26 May 2014 | 8 March 2018 |
| Suresh Prabhu | 10 March 2018 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | Anant Geete | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Food Processing Industries | Harsimrat Kaur Badal | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Steel | Narendra Singh Tomar | 26 May 2014 | 5 July 2016 |
| Chaudhary Birender Singh | 5 July 2016 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | Bandaru Dattatreya | 26 May 2014 | 1 September 2017 |
| Minister of Tribal Affairs | Jual Oram | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | Radha Mohan Singh | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment | Thawar Chand Gehlot | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Human Resource Development | Smriti Irani | 26 May 2014 | 5 July 2016 |
| Prakash Javadekar | 5 July 2016 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Science and Technology | Harsh Vardhan | 9 November 2014 | Incumbent |
| Minister Of Health and Family Welfare | Harsh Vardhan | 4 June 2014 | 9 November 2014 |
| Jagat Prakash Nadda | 9 November 2014 | Incumbent | |
| Minister of Textiles | Smriti Irani | 5 July 2016 | Incumbent |
| Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation | Rao Inderjit Singh | 26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 |
| V K Singh | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | |
| D. V. Sadananda Gowda | 5 July 2016 | Incumbent | |
| Minister Of Commerce and Industry | Nirmala Sitharaman | 26 May 2014 | 3 September 2017 |
| Suresh Prabhu | 3 September 2017 | Incumbent | |
| Minister Of Coal | Piyush Goyal | 26 May 2014 | 3 September 2017 |
| Piyush Goyal | 3 September 2017 | Incumbent | |
| Minister Of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Dharmendra Pradhan | 26 May 2014 | 3 September 2017 |
| Dharmendra Pradhan | 3 September 2017 | Incumbent |
With PM Modi stepping forward for the second term, looks like the maximum number of ministers would be retained, but new faces could also be seen.
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