Gujral ministry
Inder Kumar Gujral was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 21 April 1997. In his initial ministry, the ministers were as follows.
| I. K. Gujral ministry | |
|---|---|
 16th ministry of the Republic of India | |
 | |
| Date formed | 21 April 1997 |
| Date dissolved | 19 March 1998 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Shankar Dayal Sharma (until 25 July 1997) K. R. Narayanan (from 25 July 1997) |
| Head of government | I. K. Gujral |
| Member party | Janata Dal (United Front) (supported by Indian National Congress) |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| Opposition party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Opposition leader | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (until 4 December 1997) |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1998 |
| Legislature term(s) | 10 months and 26 days |
| Predecessor | H. D. Deve Gowda ministry |
| Successor | Second Vajpayee ministry |
Cabinet ministers
The cabinet ministers in I. K. Gujral ministry were as follows.[1]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | I. K. Gujral | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | JD | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Indrajit Gupta | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | CPI | |
| Minister of Finance | P. Chidambaram | 1 May 1997 | 19 March 1998 | TMC | |
| Minister of Defence | Mulayam Singh Yadav[2] | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | SP | |
| Minister of Railways | Ram Vilas Paswan[3] | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | JD | |
| Minister of Communications | Beni Prasad Verma[4] | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | SP | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Chaturanan Mishra[5] | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | CPI | |
| Minister of Industry | Murasoli Maran[6] | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | DMK | |
| Minister of Civil Aviation | C. M. Ibrahim[7] | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | JD | |
| Minister of Textiles | R. L. Jalappa[8] | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | JD | |
| Minister of Social Welfare | Balwant Singh Ramoowalia[9] | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | CPI (M) | |
| Minister of Mines | Birendra Prasad Baishya[10] | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | AGP | |
| Minister of Rural Areas | Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu[11] | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | TDP | |
| Minister of Forests and Environment | Saifuddin Soz[12] | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | JKNC | |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Srikant Kumar Jena[13] | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | JD | |
| Minister of Surface Transpor | T. G. Venkatraman[14] | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | DMK | |
Ministers of State
| SI No. | Name | Constituency | Department | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bolla Bulli Ramaiah | Eluru | Ministerr of State for Commerce | TDP | |
| 2. | Chandradeo Prasad Verma | Arrah | Ministerr of State for Rural Areas and Employment | JD | |
| 3. | Dilip Ray | Rajya Sabha | Ministerr of State for Steel, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs | JD | |
| 3. | Capt. Jai Narain Prasad Nishad | Muzaffarpur | Ministerr of State (Independent Charge) for Non-Conventional Energy Sources | JD | |
| 4. | Kanti Singh | Bikramganj | Ministerr of State (Independent Charge) for Coal | JD | |
| 5. | M. P. Veerendra Kumar | Kozhikode | Ministerr of State (Independent Charge) for Labour with additional charges as Minister of State, Urban Affairs & Employment and Parliamentary Affairs: | JD | |
| 6. | Muhi Ram Saikia | Nowgong | Ministerr of State for Education and Human Resource Development | AGP | |
| 7. | N. V. N. Somu | Madras North | Ministerr of State for Defence | DMK | |
| 8. | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | Vaishali | Ministerr of State (Independent Charge) for Food and Consumer Affairs | JD | |
| 9. | Ramakant Khalap | Panaji | Ministerr of State (Independent charge) for Law and Justice | MGP | |
| 10. | Dr. Samudrala Venugopal Chary | Adilabad | Ministerr of State for Agriculture | TDP | |
| 11. | Satpal Maharaj | Garhwal | Ministerr of State for Finance | AIIC(T) | |
| 12. | Dr. Ummareddy Venkateswarlu | Tenali | Ministerr of State (Independent Charge) for Urban Affairs, Employment and Parliamentary Affairs | TDP | |
| 13. | T. R. Baalu | Bapatla | Ministerr of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Non-Conventional Energy Sources | DMK | |
| 13. | Yoginder K Alagh | Rajya Sabha | Ministerr of State (Independent Charge) for Planning and Programme Implementation, Science and Technology and Power | DMK | |
| 14. | Mohammad Maqbool Dar | Anantnag | Ministerr of State (Independent Charge) for Planning and Programme Implementation, Science and Technology and Power | JD | |
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