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P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a><sup id="cite_ref-Kalam_Term_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kalam_Term-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>(until 25 July 2007)</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Pratibha_Patil" title="Pratibha Patil">Pratibha Patil</a><sup id="cite_ref-President_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-President-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <small>(from 25 July 2007)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head of government</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member parties</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#19AAED; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00B2B2; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Congress_Party" title="Nationalist Congress Party">Nationalist Congress Party</a><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0093DD; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Lok_Janshakti_Party" title="Lok Janshakti Party">Lok Janshakti Party</a><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0D0D; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazagham" class="mw-redirect" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazagham">Dravida Munnetra Kazagham</a><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#056D05; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">Rashtriya Janata Dal</a><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFF00; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Pattali_Makkal_Katchi" title="Pattali Makkal Katchi">Pattali Makkal Katchi</a><br /> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#006600; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Indian_Union_Muslim_League" title="Indian Union Muslim League">Indian Union Muslim League</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status in legislature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Coalition_government" title="Coalition government">Coalition</a><div style="width: px;"><span class="nowrap">335 / 545 (61%)</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #19AAED; width: 61%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Democratic Alliance (India)">NDA</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition leader</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/L._K._Advani" title="L. 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bold;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#000">Prime Minister of India</span></a></div><div style="color:#71531C;"><div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;">(2004–2014)</div></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh#Early_life_and_education" title="Manmohan Singh">Early life and education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh#Public_image" title="Manmohan Singh">Public image</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_honours_received_by_Manmohan_Singh" title="List of awards and honours received by Manmohan Singh">Awards and recognition</a></li></ul> <hr /> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh#Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Manmohan Singh">Premiership</a></b> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_general_elections" title="List of Indian general elections">General elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_general_election" title="2004 Indian general election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Indian_general_election" title="2009 Indian general election">2009</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress_campaign_for_the_2009_Indian_general_election" title="Indian National Congress campaign for the 2009 Indian general election">Campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Council_of_Ministers" title="Union Council of Ministers">Union Council of Ministers</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Manmohan_Singh_ministry" title="Second Manmohan Singh ministry">Second</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Rajya_Sabha_members_from_Assam" title="List of Rajya Sabha members from Assam">Membership</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_vote_of_confidence_in_the_Manmohan_Singh_ministry" title="2008 vote of confidence in the Manmohan Singh ministry">Vote of confidence</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Department_of_Space" title="Department of Space">Department of Space</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Planning_Commission_(India)" title="Planning Commission (India)">Planning Commission</a><br />And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issues<br />not allocated to any Minister.</td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>22 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Minister of Defence</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>24 October 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/A._K._Antony" title="A. K. Antony">A. K. Antony</a></div></td><td>24 October 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Education_(India)" title="Ministry of Education (India)">Minister of Human Resource Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Arjun_Singh_(Madhya_Pradesh_politician)" title="Arjun Singh (Madhya Pradesh politician)">Arjun Singh</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Agriculture_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Agriculture (India)">Minister of Agriculture</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Consumer_Affairs,_Food_and_Public_Distribution" title="Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution">Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sharad_Pawar" title="Sharad Pawar">Sharad Pawar</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#00B2B2"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Congress_Party" title="Nationalist Congress Party">NCP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Railways_(India)" title="Minister of Railways (India)">Minister of Railways</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Lalu_Prasad_Yadav" title="Lalu Prasad Yadav">Lalu Prasad Yadav</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of Home Affairs (India)">Minister of Home Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Shivraj_Patil" title="Shivraj Patil">Shivraj Patil</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>30 November 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/P._Chidambaram" title="P. Chidambaram">P. Chidambaram</a></div></td><td>30 November 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Chemicals_and_Fertilizers" title="Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers">Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Steel" title="Ministry of Steel">Minister of Steel</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ram_Vilas_Paswan" title="Ram Vilas Paswan">Ram Vilas Paswan</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#0093DD"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Lok_Janshakti_Party" title="Lok Janshakti Party">LJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)">Minister of Parliamentary Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Nabi_Azad" title="Ghulam Nabi Azad">Ghulam Nabi Azad</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>1 November 2005</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Priya_Ranjan_Dasmunsi" title="Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi">Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi</a></div></td><td>1 November 2005</td><td>6 April 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Vayalar_Ravi" title="Vayalar Ravi">Vayalar Ravi</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Urban_Development_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Urban Development (India)">Minister of Urban Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Nabi_Azad" title="Ghulam Nabi Azad">Ghulam Nabi Azad</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>1 November 2005</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>1 November 2005</td><td>18 November 2005</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/S._Jaipal_Reddy" class="mw-redirect" title="S. Jaipal Reddy">S. Jaipal Reddy</a></div></td><td>18 November 2005</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Minister of Information and Broadcasting</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/S._Jaipal_Reddy" class="mw-redirect" title="S. Jaipal Reddy">S. Jaipal Reddy</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>18 November 2005</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Priya_Ranjan_Dasmunsi" title="Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi">Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi</a></div></td><td>18 November 2005</td><td>11 November 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>11 November 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_(India)" title="Ministry of Culture (India)">Minister of Culture</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/S._Jaipal_Reddy" class="mw-redirect" title="S. Jaipal Reddy">S. Jaipal Reddy</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ambika_Soni" title="Ambika Soni">Ambika Soni</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment_(India)" title="Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)">Minister of Labour and Employment</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sis_Ram_Ola" class="mw-redirect" title="Sis Ram Ola">Sis Ram Ola</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>27 November 2004</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._Chandrashekhar_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="K. Chandrashekhar Rao">K. Chandrashekhar Rao</a></div></td><td>27 November 2004</td><td>24 August 2006</td><td style="background:#F84996"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Telangana_Rashtra_Samithi" class="mw-redirect" title="Telangana Rashtra Samithi">TRS</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>24 August 2006</td><td>24 October 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister-in-charge. Additional charge.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Fernandes" title="Oscar Fernandes">Oscar Fernandes</a></div></td><td>24 October 2006</td><td>3 March 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/G._K._Vasan" title="G. K. Vasan">G. K. Vasan</a></div></td><td>3 March 2009</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Additional charge.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(India)" title="Minister of Finance (India)">Minister of Finance</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/P._Chidambaram" title="P. Chidambaram">P. Chidambaram</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>30 November 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>30 November 2008</td><td>24 January 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a></div></td><td>24 January 2009</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Additional charge.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Micro,_Small_and_Medium_Enterprises" title="Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises">Minister of Small Scale, Agro and Rural Industries</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mahavir_Prasad" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahavir Prasad">Mahavir Prasad</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Merged as Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Micro,_Small_and_Medium_Enterprises" title="Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises">Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mahavir_Prasad" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahavir Prasad">Mahavir Prasad</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tribal_Affairs" title="Ministry of Tribal Affairs">Ministry of Tribal Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/P._R._Kyndiah" class="mw-redirect" title="P. R. Kyndiah">P. R. Kyndiah</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Development_of_North_Eastern_Region" title="Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region">Minister of Development of North Eastern Region</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/P._R._Kyndiah" class="mw-redirect" title="P. R. Kyndiah">P. R. Kyndiah</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>24 October 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mani_Shankar_Aiyar" title="Mani Shankar Aiyar">Mani Shankar Aiyar</a></div></td><td>24 October 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Road_Transport_and_Highways" title="Ministry of Road Transport and Highways">Minister of Road Transport and Highways</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/T._R._Baalu" title="T. R. Baalu">T. R. Baalu</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#FF0D0D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Textiles_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Textiles (India)">Minister of Textiles</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Shankersinh_Vaghela" title="Shankersinh Vaghela">Shankersinh Vaghela</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of External Affairs (India)">Minister of External Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Natwar_Singh" title="Natwar Singh">Natwar Singh</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>7 November 2005</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>7 November 2005</td><td>24 October 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a></div></td><td>24 October 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of Commerce and Industry</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Nath" title="Kamal Nath">Kamal Nath</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Law_and_Justice_(India)" title="Ministry of Law and Justice (India)">Minister of Law and Justice</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/H._R._Bhardwaj" title="H. R. Bhardwaj">H. R. Bhardwaj</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Power_(India)" title="Ministry of Power (India)">Minister of Power</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/P._M._Sayeed" title="P. M. Sayeed">P. M. Sayeed</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>19 December 2005</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Died in office.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>19 November 2005</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sushilkumar_Shinde" title="Sushilkumar Shinde">Sushilkumar Shinde</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Rural_Development_(India)" title="Ministry of Rural Development (India)">Minister of Rural Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Raghuvansh_Prasad_Singh" title="Raghuvansh Prasad Singh">Raghuvansh Prasad Singh</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Water_Resources,_River_Development_and_Ganga_Rejuvenation" title="Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation">Minister of Water Resources</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Priya_Ranjan_Dasmunsi" title="Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi">Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>18 November 2005</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Mohan_Dev" title="Santosh Mohan Dev">Santosh Mohan Dev</a></div></td><td>18 November 2005</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Saifuddin_Soz" title="Saifuddin Soz">Saifuddin Soz</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Petroleum_and_Natural_Gas" title="Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas">Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mani_Shankar_Aiyar" title="Mani Shankar Aiyar">Mani Shankar Aiyar</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Murli_Deora" title="Murli Deora">Murli Deora</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Panchayati_Raj" title="Ministry of Panchayati Raj">Minister of Panchayati Raj</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mani_Shankar_Aiyar" title="Mani Shankar Aiyar">Mani Shankar Aiyar</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Youth_Affairs_and_Sports" title="Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports">Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Dutt" title="Sunil Dutt">Sunil Dutt</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>25 May 2005</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Died in office.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>25 May 2005</td><td>18 November 2005</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Fernandes" title="Oscar Fernandes">Oscar Fernandes</a></div></td><td>18 November 2005</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mani_Shankar_Aiyar" title="Mani Shankar Aiyar">Mani Shankar Aiyar</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>6 April 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/M._S._Gill" title="M. S. Gill">M. S. Gill</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Social_Justice_and_Empowerment" title="Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment">Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Meira_Kumar" title="Meira Kumar">Meira Kumar</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Shipping_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Shipping (India)">Minister of Shipping</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._Chandrashekhar_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="K. Chandrashekhar Rao">K. Chandrashekhar Rao</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>25 May 2004</td><td style="background:#F84996"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Telangana_Rashtra_Samithi" class="mw-redirect" title="Telangana Rashtra Samithi">TRS</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/T._R._Baalu" title="T. R. Baalu">T. R. Baalu</a></div></td><td>25 May 2004</td><td>2 September 2004</td><td style="background:#FF0D0D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Merged with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="6" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Coal" title="Ministry of Coal">Minister of Coal</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Shibu_Soren" title="Shibu Soren">Shibu Soren</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>24 July 2004</td><td style="background:#337316"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Jharkhand_Mukti_Morcha" title="Jharkhand Mukti Morcha">JMM</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>24 July 2004</td><td>27 November 2004</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Shibu_Soren" title="Shibu Soren">Shibu Soren</a></div></td><td>27 November 2004</td><td>2 March 2005</td><td style="background:#337316"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Jharkhand_Mukti_Morcha" title="Jharkhand Mukti Morcha">JMM</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>2 March 2005</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Shibu_Soren" title="Shibu Soren">Shibu Soren</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>29 November 2006</td><td style="background:#337316"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Jharkhand_Mukti_Morcha" title="Jharkhand Mukti Morcha">JMM</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>29 November 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_(India)" title="Ministry of Mines (India)">Minister of Mines and Minerals</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Shibu_Soren" title="Shibu Soren">Shibu Soren</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>24 July 2004</td><td style="background:#337316"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Jharkhand_Mukti_Morcha" title="Jharkhand Mukti Morcha">JMM</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>24 July 2004</td><td>27 November 2004</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.<br />The Ministry of Mines and Minerals was renamed as Ministry of Mines.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_(India)" title="Ministry of Mines (India)">Minister of Mines</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sis_Ram_Ola" class="mw-redirect" title="Sis Ram Ola">Sis Ram Ola</a></div></td><td>27 November 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change" title="Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change">Minister of Environment and Forests</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/A._Raja" title="A. Raja">A. Raja</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>15 May 2007</td><td style="background:#FF0D0D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>15 May 2007</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Communications_(India)" title="Minister of Communications (India)">Minister of Communications and Information Technology</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Dayanidhi_Maran" title="Dayanidhi Maran">Dayanidhi Maran</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#FF0D0D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/A._Raja" title="A. Raja">A. Raja</a></div></td><td>15 May 2007</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#FF0D0D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Minister of Health and Family Welfare</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Anbumani_Ramadoss" title="Anbumani Ramadoss">Anbumani Ramadoss</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 March 2009</td><td style="background:#FFFF00"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Pattali_Makkal_Katchi" title="Pattali Makkal Katchi">PMK</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Panabaka_Lakshmi" title="Panabaka Lakshmi">Panabaka Lakshmi</a></div></td><td>29 March 2009</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Heavy_Industries_and_Public_Enterprises" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises">Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Mohan_Dev" title="Santosh Mohan Dev">Santosh Mohan Dev</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Mohan_Dev" title="Santosh Mohan Dev">Santosh Mohan Dev</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Overseas_Indian_Affairs" title="Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Non-Resident Indian Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jagdish_Tytler" title="Jagdish Tytler">Jagdish Tytler</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>9 September 2004</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">MoS (I/C) was responsible. Renamed as Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="4" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Overseas_Indian_Affairs" title="Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs">Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jagdish_Tytler" title="Jagdish Tytler">Jagdish Tytler</a></div></td><td>9 September 2004</td><td>10 August 2005</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">MoS (I/C) was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a></div></td><td>10 August 2005</td><td>18 November 2005</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Fernandes" title="Oscar Fernandes">Oscar Fernandes</a></div></td><td>18 November 2005</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Vayalar_Ravi" title="Vayalar Ravi">Vayalar Ravi</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tourism_(India)" title="Ministry of Tourism (India)">Minister of Tourism</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Renuka_Chowdhury" title="Renuka Chowdhury">Renuka Chowdhury</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ambika_Soni" title="Ambika Soni">Ambika Soni</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Science_and_Technology_(India)" title="Ministry of Science and Technology (India)">Minister of Science and Technology</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kapil_Sibal" title="Kapil Sibal">Kapil Sibal</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kapil_Sibal" title="Kapil Sibal">Kapil Sibal</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Earth_Sciences" title="Ministry of Earth Sciences">Minister of Ocean Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kapil_Sibal" title="Kapil Sibal">Kapil Sibal</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kapil_Sibal" title="Kapil Sibal">Kapil Sibal</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>12 July 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Earth Sciences.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Earth_Sciences" title="Ministry of Earth Sciences">Minister of Earth Sciences</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kapil_Sibal" title="Kapil Sibal">Kapil Sibal</a></div></td><td>12 July 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Corporate_Affairs" title="Ministry of Corporate Affairs">Minister of Company Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Prem_Chand_Gupta" title="Prem Chand Gupta">Prem Chand Gupta</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.</span></td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Prem_Chand_Gupta" title="Prem Chand Gupta">Prem Chand Gupta</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>9 May 2007</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Corporate Affairs.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Corporate_Affairs" title="Ministry of Corporate Affairs">Minister of Corporate Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Prem_Chand_Gupta" title="Prem Chand Gupta">Prem Chand Gupta</a></div></td><td>9 May 2007</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Minority_Affairs_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Minority Affairs (India)">Minister of Minority Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/A._R._Antulay" title="A. R. Antulay">A. R. Antulay</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_without_portfolio" title="Minister without portfolio">Minister without portfolio</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._Chandrashekhar_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="K. Chandrashekhar Rao">K. Chandrashekhar Rao</a></div></td><td>25 May 2004</td><td>27 November 2004</td><td style="background:#F84996"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Telangana_Rashtra_Samithi" class="mw-redirect" title="Telangana Rashtra Samithi">TRS</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Natwar_Singh" title="Natwar Singh">Natwar Singh</a></div></td><td>7 November 2005</td><td>7 December 2005</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Priya_Ranjan_Dasmunsi" title="Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi">Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi</a></div></td><td>11 November 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ministers_of_State_(Independent_charge)"><span id="Ministers_of_State_.28Independent_charge.29"></span>Ministers of State (Independent charge)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Manmohan_Singh_ministry&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ministers of State (Independent charge)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1253789634"> <table class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Portfolio</th> <th>Minister</th> <th>Took office</th> <th>Left office</th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th style="width:17em">Remarks </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Statistics_and_Programme_Implementation" title="Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Statistics and Programme Implementation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Fernandes" title="Oscar Fernandes">Oscar Fernandes</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/G._K._Vasan" title="G. K. Vasan">G. K. Vasan</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Food_Processing_Industries" title="Ministry of Food Processing Industries">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Food Processing Industries</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Subodh_Kant_Sahay" title="Subodh Kant Sahay">Subodh Kant Sahay</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_New_and_Renewable_Energy" title="Ministry of New and Renewable Energy">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Non-Conventional Energy Sources</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Vilas_Muttemwar" title="Vilas Muttemwar">Vilas Muttemwar</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>20 October 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_New_and_Renewable_Energy" title="Ministry of New and Renewable Energy">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of New and Renewable Energy</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Vilas_Muttemwar" title="Vilas Muttemwar">Vilas Muttemwar</a></div></td><td>20 October 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as New and Renewable Energy.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_and_Urban_Poverty_Allevation" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Allevation">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Urban Employment and Poverty Allevation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Selja_Kumari" title="Selja Kumari">Selja Kumari</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>1 June 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td><span style="font-size:85%;">Renamed as Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.</span></td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Housing_and_Urban_Poverty_Allevation" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Allevation">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Housing and Urban Poverty Allevation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Selja_Kumari" title="Selja Kumari">Selja Kumari</a></div></td><td>1 June 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Civil_Aviation_(India)" title="Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Civil Aviation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Praful_Patel" title="Praful Patel">Praful Patel</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#00B2B2"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Congress_Party" title="Nationalist Congress Party">NCP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Women_and_Child_Development" title="Ministry of Women and Child Development">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Women and Child Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Renuka_Chowdhury" title="Renuka Chowdhury">Renuka Chowdhury</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_without_portfolio" title="Minister without portfolio">Minister of State (Independent Charge) without portfolio</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Fernandes" title="Oscar Fernandes">Oscar Fernandes</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>24 October 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ministers_of_State">Ministers of State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Manmohan_Singh_ministry&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ministers of State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1253789634"> <table class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Portfolio</th> <th>Minister</th> <th>Took office</th> <th>Left office</th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th style="width:17em">Remarks </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of External Affairs (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/E._Ahamed" title="E. Ahamed">E. Ahamed</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#006600"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_Union_Muslim_League" title="Indian Union Muslim League">IUML</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Rao_Inderjit_Singh" title="Rao Inderjit Singh">Rao Inderjit Singh</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Anand_Sharma" title="Anand Sharma">Anand Sharma</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Personnel,_Public_Grievances_and_Pensions" title="Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions">Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Suresh_Pachouri" title="Suresh Pachouri">Suresh Pachouri</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>6 April 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Prithviraj_Chavan" title="Prithviraj Chavan">Prithviraj Chavan</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Suresh_Pachouri" title="Suresh Pachouri">Suresh Pachouri</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>6 April 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bijoy_Krishna_Handique" title="Bijoy Krishna Handique">Bijoy Krishna Handique</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>6 April 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Suryakanta_Patil" title="Suryakanta Patil">Suryakanta Patil</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#00B2B2"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Congress_Party" title="Nationalist Congress Party">NCP</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/V._Narayanasamy" title="V. Narayanasamy">V. Narayanasamy</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Pawan_Kumar_Bansal" title="Pawan Kumar Bansal">Pawan Kumar Bansal</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bijoy_Krishna_Handique" title="Bijoy Krishna Handique">Bijoy Krishna Handique</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Rao_Inderjit_Singh" title="Rao Inderjit Singh">Rao Inderjit Singh</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/M._M._Pallam_Raju" title="M. M. Pallam Raju">M. M. Pallam Raju</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Panabaka_Lakshmi" title="Panabaka Lakshmi">Panabaka Lakshmi</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 March 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Coal" title="Ministry of Coal">Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Dasari_Narayan_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="Dasari Narayan Rao">Dasari Narayan Rao</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>6 April 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Bagrodia" title="Santosh Bagrodia">Santosh Bagrodia</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_(India)" title="Ministry of Mines (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Dasari_Narayan_Rao" class="mw-redirect" title="Dasari Narayan Rao">Dasari Narayan Rao</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>7 February 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/T._Subbarami_Reddy" title="T. Subbarami Reddy">T. Subbarami Reddy</a></div></td><td>7 February 2006</td><td>6 April 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bijoy_Krishna_Handique" title="Bijoy Krishna Handique">Bijoy Krishna Handique</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Communications_and_Information_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Communications and Information Technology">Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Shakeel_Ahmad" title="Shakeel Ahmad">Shakeel Ahmad</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>6 April 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jyotiraditya_Scindia" title="Jyotiraditya Scindia">Jyotiraditya Scindia</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Railways_(India)" title="Ministry of Railways (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Naranbhai_Rathwa" title="Naranbhai Rathwa">Naranbhai Rathwa</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/R._Velu" title="R. Velu">R. Velu</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 March 2009</td><td style="background:#FFFF00"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Pattali_Makkal_Katchi" title="Pattali Makkal Katchi">PMK</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Chemicals_and_Fertilizers" title="Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers">Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._Rahman_Khan" title="K. Rahman Khan">K. Rahman Khan</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>20 July 2004</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bijoy_Krishna_Handique" title="Bijoy Krishna Handique">Bijoy Krishna Handique</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Road_Transport_and_Highways" title="Ministry of Road Transport and Highways">Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._H._Muniyappa" title="K. H. Muniyappa">K. H. Muniyappa</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Planning_(India)" title="Ministry of Planning (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/M._V._Rajasekharan" title="M. V. Rajasekharan">M. V. Rajasekharan</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>6 April 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/V._Narayanasamy" title="V. Narayanasamy">V. Narayanasamy</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Agriculture_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Agriculture (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Consumer_Affairs,_Food_and_Public_Distribution" title="Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution">Minister of State in the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kantilal_Bhuria" title="Kantilal Bhuria">Kantilal Bhuria</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Akhilesh_Prasad_Singh" title="Akhilesh Prasad Singh">Akhilesh Prasad Singh</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Taslimuddin" title="Mohammed Taslimuddin">Mohammed Taslimuddin</a></div></td><td>25 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of Home Affairs (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Manikrao_Hodlya_Gavit" title="Manikrao Hodlya Gavit">Manikrao Hodlya Gavit</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>6 April 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Shriprakash_Jaiswal" class="mw-redirect" title="Shriprakash Jaiswal">Shriprakash Jaiswal</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/S._Regupathy" title="S. Regupathy">S. Regupathy</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>15 May 2007</td><td style="background:#FF0D0D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/V._Radhika_Selvi" title="V. Radhika Selvi">V. Radhika Selvi</a></div></td><td>18 May 2007</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#FF0D0D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Shakeel_Ahmad" title="Shakeel Ahmad">Shakeel Ahmad</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Office_(India)" title="Prime Minister's Office (India)">Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Prithviraj_Chavan" title="Prithviraj Chavan">Prithviraj Chavan</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Heavy_Industries_and_Public_Enterprises" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises">Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Taslimuddin" title="Mohammed Taslimuddin">Mohammed Taslimuddin</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>25 May 2004</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kanti_Singh" title="Kanti Singh">Kanti Singh</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>6 April 2008</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Jha" title="Raghunath Jha">Raghunath Jha</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Rural_Development_(India)" title="Ministry of Rural Development (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Suryakanta_Patil" title="Suryakanta Patil">Suryakanta Patil</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#00B2B2"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Congress_Party" title="Nationalist Congress Party">NCP</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ale_Narendra" title="Ale Narendra">Ale Narendra</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>24 August 2006</td><td style="background:#F84996"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Telangana_Rashtra_Samithi" class="mw-redirect" title="Telangana Rashtra Samithi">TRS</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Chandra_Sekhar_Sahu" title="Chandra Sekhar Sahu">Chandra Sekhar Sahu</a></div></td><td>24 October 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Education_(India)" title="Ministry of Education (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Ali_Ashraf_Fatmi" title="Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi">Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kanti_Singh" title="Kanti Singh">Kanti Singh</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Daggubati_Purandeswari" title="Daggubati Purandeswari">Daggubati Purandeswari</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/S._S._Palanimanickam" title="S. S. Palanimanickam">S. S. Palanimanickam</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>25 May 2004</td><td style="background:#FF0D0D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/E._V._K._S._Elangovan" title="E. V. K. S. Elangovan">E. V. K. S. Elangovan</a></div></td><td>25 May 2004</td><td>29 January 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Textiles_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Textiles (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/E._V._K._S._Elangovan" title="E. V. K. S. Elangovan">E. V. K. S. Elangovan</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Law_and_Justice_(India)" title="Ministry of Law and Justice (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/K._Venkatapathy" title="K. Venkatapathy">K. Venkatapathy</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#FF0D0D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Social_Justice_and_Empowerment" title="Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment">Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Subbulakshmi_Jagadeesan" title="Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan">Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#FF0D0D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Petroleum_and_Natural_Gas" title="Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas">Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/E._V._K._S._Elangovan" title="E. V. K. S. Elangovan">E. V. K. S. Elangovan</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>25 May 2004</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Dinsha_Patel" title="Dinsha Patel">Dinsha Patel</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change" title="Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change">Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Namo_Narain_Meena" title="Namo Narain Meena">Namo Narain Meena</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/S._Regupathy" title="S. Regupathy">S. Regupathy</a></div></td><td>15 May 2007</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#FF0D0D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Water_Resources,_River_Development_and_Ganga_Rejuvenation" title="Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation">Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jay_Prakash_Narayan_Yadav" title="Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav">Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav</a></div></td><td>23 May 2004</td><td>6 November 2005</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jay_Prakash_Narayan_Yadav" title="Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav">Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav</a></div></td><td>24 October 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(India)" title="Minister of Finance (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/S._S._Palanimanickam" title="S. S. Palanimanickam">S. S. Palanimanickam</a></div></td><td>25 May 2004</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#FF0D0D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Pawan_Kumar_Bansal" title="Pawan Kumar Bansal">Pawan Kumar Bansal</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of State in the Department of Industry</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ashwani_Kumar_(politician)" title="Ashwani Kumar (politician)">Ashwani Kumar</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Urban_Development_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Urban Development (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ajay_Maken" title="Ajay Maken">Ajay Maken</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment_(India)" title="Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Chandra_Sekhar_Sahu" title="Chandra Sekhar Sahu">Chandra Sekhar Sahu</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>24 October 2006</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Steel" title="Ministry of Steel">Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Akhilesh_Das" title="Akhilesh Das">Akhilesh Das</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>6 April 2008</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jitin_Prasada" title="Jitin Prasada">Jitin Prasada</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/M._H._Ambareesh" class="mw-redirect" title="M. H. Ambareesh">M. H. Ambareesh</a></div></td><td>24 October 2006</td><td>15 February 2007</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Anand_Sharma" title="Anand Sharma">Anand Sharma</a></div></td><td>18 October 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tribal_Affairs" title="Ministry of Tribal Affairs">Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Rameshwar_Oraon" title="Rameshwar Oraon">Rameshwar Oraon</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of State in the Department of Commerce and Industry</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jairam_Ramesh" title="Jairam Ramesh">Jairam Ramesh</a></div></td><td>29 January 2006</td><td>25 February 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tourism_(India)" title="Ministry of Tourism (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_(India)" title="Ministry of Culture (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kanti_Singh" title="Kanti Singh">Kanti Singh</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>22 May 2009</td><td style="background:#056D05"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">RJD</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Power_(India)" title="Ministry of Power (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Power</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jairam_Ramesh" title="Jairam Ramesh">Jairam Ramesh</a></div></td><td>6 April 2008</td><td>25 February 2009</td><td style="background:#19AAED"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">INC</a></td><td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics_of_the_Council_of_Ministers">Demographics of the Council of Ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Manmohan_Singh_ministry&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics of the Council of Ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><big>UPA Cabinet by Party</big></b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Party </th> <th>Cabinet Ministers </th> <th>Ministers of State(Independent Charge) </th> <th>Ministers of State </th> <th>Total numbers of ministers </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>21 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>26 </td> <td>54 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Congress_Party" title="Nationalist Congress Party">Nationalist Congress Party</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazagham" class="mw-redirect" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazagham">Dravida Munnetra Kazagham</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal" title="Rashtriya Janata Dal">Rashtriya Janata Dal</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lok_Janshakti_Party" title="Lok Janshakti Party">Lok Janshakti Party</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pattali_Makkal_Katchi" title="Pattali Makkal Katchi">Pattali Makkal Katchi</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_Union_Muslim_League" title="Indian Union Muslim League">Indian Union Muslim League</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td>29 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>40 </td> <td>77 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Manmohan_Singh_ministry&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Progressive_Alliance" title="United Progressive Alliance">United Progressive Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Lok_Sabha_vote_of_confidence" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence">2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=First_Manmohan_Singh_ministry&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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