Second Modi ministry

The Second Narendra Modi ministry was the Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi that was formed after the 2019 general election which was held in seven phases in 2019. The results of the election were announced on 23 May 2019 and this led to the formation of the 17th Lok Sabha. The oath ceremony was arranged in the courtyards of Rashtrapati Bhavan at Raisina Hill. The heads of the states of BIMSTEC countries were invited as guests of honor for this ceremony.

This article is about the 2nd Union Council of Ministers headed by Narendra Modi. For the Second Gujarat Council of Ministers headed by Narendra Modi, see Second Modi ministry (Gujarat).

Second Modi ministry

30 May 2019

9 June 2024

Ram Nath Kovind (until 25 July 2022)
Droupadi Murmu (since 25 July 2022)

Narendra Modi

National Democratic Alliance

Former

Shiv Sena (2019)
Lok Janshakti Party (2019–2020)
Shiromani Akali Dal (2019–2020)
Janata Dal (United) (2021–2022)
Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (2021–2024)

NDA Coalition

Lok Sabha

346 / 543 (64%)

Rajya Sabha

120 / 245 (49%)

UPA Main Opposition

Lok Sabha^[a]

118 / 543 (22%)

Rajya Sabha

92 / 245 (38%)

Vacant^[b]
(from 2019) (Lok Sabha)

Ghulam Nabi Azad (INC) (till February 2021)
Mallikarjun Kharge (INC) (February 2021-present)
(Rajya Sabha)

5 years, 29 days

On 7 July 2021, the government went through a ministry expansion with several big names dropped and new faces sworn in. Many current ministers were also given promotion for their good work.^[1]

Following the victory of the National Democratic Alliance in the 2024 general election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the council of ministers tendered their resignation on 5 June 2024. However, they would remain in office on caretaker basis until a new cabinet assumes office.

History[edit]

The Second Modi ministry came into existence following the 2019 general election to the 17th Lok Sabha in which the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance emerged victorious winning 353 of the 543 seats of the Lok Sabha. On 31 May 2019, Narendra Modi was sworn-in as the Prime Minister for the second time by President Ram Nath Kovind along with his council of ministers. The council of ministers which was sworn-in into office on 31 May 2019 consisted of 24 ministers with cabinet rank, 9 ministers of state with independent charge, and 24 ministers of state.

On August 8, 2023, Gaurav Gogoi moved a no-confidence motion against the second Modi ministry in the Lok Sabha.^[2]^[3] The government defeated the motion.^[4]

12 November 2019: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister of Shiv Sena resigned from the cabinet after Shiv Sena's withdrawal from NDA. Prakash Javadekar was assigned the additional charge of his ministry.

Arvind Sawant

18 September 2020: Food Processing Industries Minister of Shiromani Akali Dal resigned from the cabinet after Akali Dal's withdrawal from NDA in protest against three controversial farm laws. Narendra Singh Tomar was assigned the additional charge of the ministry.

Harsimrat Kaur Badal

23 September 2020: Minister of State for Railways died due to COVID-19 complications.

Suresh Angadi

8 October 2020: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister of Lok Janshakti Party died after short illness. Piyush Goyal was assigned the additional charge of his ministry.

Ram Vilas Paswan

6 July 2021: Social Justice and Empowerment Minister appointed as the Governor of Karnataka.

Thawar Chand Gehlot

7 July 2021: A took place prior to which 12 ministers submitted their resignation. 15 ministers with cabinet rank and 27 ministers of state were inducted. Of the 15 cabinet ministers inducted, 7 ministers of state were promoted to cabinet rank.

major cabinet reshuffle

6 July 2022: Minority Affairs Minister and Steel Minister Ramchandra Prasad Singh submitted their resignations prior to expiration of tenure as Rajya Sabha MPs. Smriti Irani was assigned the additional charge of Minority Affairs ministry while Jyotiraditya Scindia was assigned the charge of Steel ministry.

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

18 May 2023: Law and Justice Minister was appointed as Minister of Earth Sciences. Arjun Ram Meghwal was appointed as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice, while S. P. Singh Baghel was appointed as the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare.

Kiren Rijiju

7 December 2023: Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister , Jal Shakti and Food Processing Industries Minister of State Prahlad Singh Patel, and Tribal Affairs Minister of State Renuka Singh Saruta resigned from the cabinet following their election to the state legislative assemblies; Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda assigned additional charge of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare ministry. Rajeev Chandrasekhar assigned additional charge as minister of state for Jal Shakti, Shobha Karandlaje as minister of state for Food Processing Industries, and Bharati Pawar as minister of state for Tribal Affairs.

Narendra Singh Tomar

19 March 2024: Food Processing Industries Minister of Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party resigned from the cabinet following seat-sharing disagreement; Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju assigned additional charge of the ministry.

Pashupati Kumar Paras

Since the formation of the ministry in May 2019, the council of ministers had undergone several major and minor changes under various circumstances.

Second Modi ministry