Council of Ministers of the Republic of India

After the electoral victory of the United Progressive Alliance led by the Indian National Congress in the parliamentary elections in India, 2009, the old and new Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was vereidigt.Vorangegangen on 22 May 2009 at his office were intense coalition negotiations, since not only the claims of the coalition parties are satisfied had, but also on the proportional representation between the individual states and the representation of religious minorities into account had to be taken.

Cabinet

( Shaded area: Secretary of State with its own task pane )

Cabinet reshuffles

The Cabinet Minister Manmohan Singh II had a total of 79 members at first presentation - 34 ministers, seven secretaries of state with its own remit and 38 secretaries of state, who were subordinated to a minister. In the course of its term, the size and composition of the Cabinet changed several times by numerous cabinet reshuffles. Larger cabinet reshuffles found in January 2011, held in July 2011, October 2012 and June 2013.

Of the original 34 ministers were among 28 Indian National Congress (INC ), three of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and each of the All India Trinamool Congress ( AITC ), the Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP ) and the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference ( JKNC ) to. The political alliances changed during the legislative session: The Rashtriya Lok Dal ( RLD ) joined in December 2011 the government coalition and was then given a ministerial post. In contrast, the Trinamool party the DMK moved in September 2012, and in March 2013 from the government, whereupon the ministers of these parties withdrew.