Cabinet Rao
The Rao Cabinet was established in India on June 21, 1991 by Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao of the Indian National Congress (INC). It replaced the Chandra Shekhar cabinet and remained in office until May 16, 1996, after which it was replaced by the Vajpayee I cabinet .
In the early parliamentary elections on May 20, 12 and 15 June 1991 , which the INC of the assassination of former Prime Minister and Chairman Rajiv Gandhi were overshadowed May 21, 1991, the INC won 232 of the 523 seats in the Lok Sabha , while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) received 120 and Janata Dal (JD) 59 seats. PV Narasimha Rao of the INC then formed a new government on June 21, 1991. In the parliamentary elections on April 27, May 2 and 7, 1996 , the INC received the most votes, but lost 7.46 percentage points and only had 140 of the 545 MPs. Due to the right to vote, the BJP, which had almost 30 million votes less than the INC, became the strongest parliamentary group in the Lok Sabha with 161 seats . The JD had 46 parliamentarians and remained the third largest force. As the first head of government in India, he was convicted of bribery in a criminal case and was overthrown on May 16, 1996 in a vote of no confidence. As a result, the BJP politician Atal Bihari Vajpayee formed a minority government on May 16, 1991 . However, since he could not find a majority for his government, Vajpayee submitted his resignation on June 1, 1996 after just under two weeks in office.
minister
The Cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
| Office | Surname | Political party | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prime minister | PV Narasimha Rao | INC | June 21, 1991 | May 16, 1996 |
| Minister for Human Resource Development |
Arjun Singh Madhavrao Scindia |
INC INC |
June 21, 1991 February 9, 1995 |
December 24, 1994 January 17, 1996 |
| Finance minister | Manmohan Singh | INC | June 21, 1991 | May 15, 1996 |
| Foreign minister |
Madhavsinh Solanki P.V. Narasimha Rao Dinesh Singh Pranab Mukherjee |
INC INC INC INC |
June 21, 1991 March 31, 1992 January 17, 1993 February 9, 1995 |
March 31, 1992 January 17, 1993 February 9, 1995 May 15, 1996 |
| Defense Minister |
Sharad Pawar P.V. Narasimha Rao |
INC INC |
June 21, 1991 March 3, 1993 |
March 3, 1993 May 15, 1996 |
| Minister of Agriculture |
Balram Jakhar Jagannath Mishra |
INC INC |
June 21, 1991 February 8, 1996 |
January 17, 1996 May 15, 1996 |
| Interior minister | Shankarrao Chavan | INC | June 21, 1991 | May 15, 1996 |
| Minister for Health and Family Welfare |
Makhan Lal Fotedar B. Shankaranand A. R. Antulay |
INC INC INC |
June 21, 1991 January 17, 1993 June 10, 1995 |
January 17, 1993 December 22, 1994 May 15, 1996 |
| Minister for Parliamentary Affairs |
Ghulam Nabi Azad Vidya Charan Shukla Ghulam Nabi Azad |
INC INC INC |
June 21, 1991 January 17, 1993 January 17, 1996 |
January 17, 1993 January 17, 1993 May 15, 1996 |
| Railway Minister |
CK Jaffer Sharief P.V. Narasimha Rao |
INC INC |
June 21, 1991 October 13, 1995 |
October 13, 1995 May 15, 1996 |
| Minister for Urban Development | Sheila Kaul | INC | June 21, 1991 | September 16, 1995 |
| Employment minister | Sheila Kaul Jagannath Mishra |
INC INC |
May 15, 1995 June 10, 1995 |
June 10, 1995 May 15, 1996 |
| Welfare minister | Sitaram Kesri | INC | June 21, 1991 | May 15, 1996 |
| Minister of Law and Justice |
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy P.V. Narasimha Rao |
INC INC |
June 21, 1991 January 17, 1993 |
January 17, 1993 February 9, 1995 |
| Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism | Madhavrao Scindia Ghulam Nabi Azad |
INC INC |
June 21, 1991 January 17, 1993 |
January 10, 1993 May 15, 1996 |
| Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas | B. Shankaranand | INC | June 21, 1991 | 17th January 1993 |
| Energy minister | NKP salvo | INC | 17th January 1993 | May 15, 1996 |
| Minister for Water Resources | Vidya Charan Shukla A.R. Antulay |
INC INC |
June 21, 1991 February 8, 1996 |
January 17, 1996 May 15, 1996 |
| Minister of Commerce | Pranab Mukherjee Pranab Mukherjee |
INC INC |
January 17, 1993 August 31, 1993 |
July 8, 1993 February 9, 1995 |
| Minister for Civil Supply |
AK Antony Buta Singh |
INC INC |
January 17, 1993 February 9, 1995 |
December 14, 1994 February 20, 1996 |
| Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | INC | February 9, 1995 | May 15, 1996 |
| Minister of Food | Ajit Singh | INC | February 9, 1995 | May 15, 1996 |
| Minister for Textiles | G. Venkat Swamy | INC | February 9, 1995 | September 16, 1995 |
| Minister of Labor |
Purno Agitok Sangma G. Venkat Swamy |
INC INC |
February 9, 1995 September 16, 1995 |
September 16, 1995 May 15, 1996 |
| Industry Minister | K. Karunakaran | INC | June 10, 1995 | May 15, 1996 |
| Minister for Rural Development | Jagannath Mishra | INC | June 10, 1995 | May 15, 1996 |
| Minister for Information and Broadcasting | PA Sangma | INC | September 16, 1995 | May 15, 1996 |
| Minister with no portfolio | Dinesh Singh | INC | February 9, 1995 | November 30, 1995 |
| Minister with no portfolio | CK Jaffer Sharief | INC | October 13, 1995 | November 22, 1995 |
Web links
- All Members of Lok Sabha (Since 1952): Members Biographical Sketches on the Lok Sabha homepage
- RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003 on the homepage of Rajya Sabha
- COUNCIL OF MINISTER NARASIMHA RAO 6/21/1991 - 6/21/1996
- Gopa Sabharwal: India Since 1947: The Independent Years , Penguin UK, 2007, ISBN 9-35214-089-3
- India: Key Ministers (rulers.org)
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