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INDIA
The government exercises its broad administrative powers in the name of the president, whose duties are largely ceremonial. The president and vice president are elected indirectly for 5-year terms by a special electoral college. Their terms are staggered, and the vice president does not automatically become president following the death or removal from office of the president.
Real national executive power is centered in the Council of Ministers (cabinet), led by the prime minister. The president appoints the prime minister, who is designated by legislators of the political party or coalition commanding a parliamentary majority. The president then
appoints subordinate ministers on the advice of the prime minister.
India's bicameral parliament consists of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha.
The legislatures of the states and union territories elect 233 members to the Rajya Sabha, and the president appoints another 12. The elected members of the Rajya Sabha serve
6-year terms, with one-third up for election every 2 years. The Lok Sabha consists of 545 members; 543 are directly elected to 5-year terms. The other two are appointed.
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| CURRENT GOVERNMENT |
| President |
Kalam, Abdul |
| Vice President |
Shekhawat, Bhairon Singh |
| Prime Minister |
Vajpayee, Atal Bihari |
| Dep. Prime Min. |
Advani, Lal Krishna |
| Principal Sec. to the Prime Minister's Office |
Mishra, Brajesh |
| National Security Adviser |
Mishra, Brajesh |
| Min. of Agriculture |
Singh, Ajit |
| Mini. of Agro & Rural Industries |
Gautam, Sangh Priya |
| Min. of Chemicals & Fertilizers |
Dhindsa, Sukhdev Singh |
| Min. of Civil Aviation |
Hussain, Syed Shahnawaz |
| Min. of Coal |
Munda, Kariya |
| Min. of Commerce & Industry |
Jaitley, Arun |
| Min. of Communications & Information Technology |
Shourie, Arun |
| Min. of Consumer Affairs |
Yadav, Sharad |
| Min. of Defense |
Fernandes, George |
| Min. of Disinvestment |
Shourie, Arun |
| Min. of Environment & Forests |
Baalu, T. R. |
| Min. of External Affairs |
Sinha, Yashwant |
| Min. of Finance & Company Affairs |
Singh, Jaswant |
| Min. of Food & Public Distribution |
Yadav, Sharad |
| Min. of Food Processing Industries |
Shanmugham, N. T. |
| Min. of Health & Family Welfare |
Swaraj, Sushma |
| Min. of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises |
Patil, Balasaheb Vikhe |
| Min. of Highways |
Khanduri, B. C., Maj. Gen. (Ret.) |
| Min. of Home Affairs & Personnel |
Advani, Lal Krishna |
| Min. of Human Resource Development |
Joshi, Murli Manohar, Dr. |
| Min. of Information & Broadcasting |
Prasad, Ravi Shankar |
| Min. of Information & Technology |
Mahajan, Pramod |
| Min. of Labor |
Verma, Sahib Singh |
| Min. of Law & Justice |
Jaitley, Arun |
| Min. of Mines |
Bais, Ramesh |
| Min. of Non-Conventional Energy Sources |
Kannappan, M. |
| Min. of Ocean Development |
Joshi, Murli Manohar, Dr. |
| Min. of Parliamentary Affairs |
Swaraj, Sushma |
| Min. of Petroleum & Natural Gas |
Naik, Ram |
| Min. of Power |
Geete, Anant |
| Min. of Public Grievance & Pensions |
Advani, Lal Krishna |
| Min. of Railways |
Kumar, Nitish |
| Min. of Road Transport |
Khanduri, B. C., Maj. Gen. (Ret.) |
| Min. of Science & Technology |
Joshi, Murli Manohar, Dr. |
| Min. of Shipping |
Sinha, Shatrughan |
| Min. of Small-Scale Industries & Development of North Eastern Region |
Thakur, C. P., Dr. |
| Min. of Social Justice & Empowerment |
Jatiya, Satya Narayan |
| Min. of Steel |
Tripathi, Braj Kishore |
| Min. of Textiles |
Rana, Kanshiram |
| Min. of Tourism & Culture |
Jagmohan , |
| Min. of Tribal Affairs |
Oram, Jual |
| Min. of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation & Rural Development |
Ananth, Kumar |
| Min. of Water Resources |
Sethi, Arjun Charan |
| Min. of Youth Affairs & Sports |
Verma, Vikram |
| Min. Without Portfolio |
Maran, Murasoli |
| Min. of State for Agriculture |
Yadav, Hukumdeo Narayan |
| Min. of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers |
Singh, Chhattrapal |
| Min. of State for Civil Aviation |
Naik, Shripad Yesso |
| Min. of State for Commerce & Industry |
Rao, Chennamaneni Vidyasagar |
| Min. of State for Commerce & Industry |
Rudi, Rajiv Pratap |
| Min. of State for Communications & Information Technology |
Mahajan, Sumitra |
| Min. of State for Communications & Information Technology |
Thirunavukkarasar, Su |
| Min. of State for Consumer Affairs |
Maharia, Subhash |
| Min. of State for Consumer Affairs |
Prasad, V. Sreenivasa |
| Min. of State for Defense |
Gupta, Chaman Lal |
| Min. of State for Defense |
Rajagopal, O. |
| Min. of State for Environment & Forests |
Judev, Dilip Singh |
| Min. of State for External Affairs |
Khanna, Vinod |
| Min. of State for External Affairs |
Singh, Digvijay |
| Min. of State for Food Processing with Independent Charge |
Gupta, Chaman Lal |
| Min. of State for Finance & Company Affairs |
Adsul, Anandrao Vithoba |
| Min. of State for Finance & Company Affairs |
Ramachandran, Ginjee N. |
| Min. of State for Food & Public Distribution |
Maharia, Subhash |
| Min. of State for Food & Public Distribution |
Prasad, V. Sreenivasa |
| Min. of State for Health & Family Welfare |
Raja, A. |
| Min. of State for Home Affairs & Personnel |
Pathak, Harin |
| Min. of State for Home Affairs & Personnel |
Swami, I. D. |
| Min. of State for Human Resource Development |
Kathiria, Vallabh Bhai Ramjibhai, Dr. |
| Min. of State for Human Resource Development |
Meena, Jas Kaur |
| Min. of State for Human Resource Development |
Pradhan, Ashok |
| Min. of State for Labor |
Goel, Vijay |
| Min. of State for Parliamentary Affairs |
Goel, Vijay |
| Min. of State for Parliamentary Affairs |
Chikalia, Bhavnaben Devrajbhai |
| Min. of State for Parliamentary Affairs |
Rajagopal, O. |
| Min. of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas |
Gangwar, Santosh Kumar |
| Min. of State for Power |
Mehta, Jayawanti |
| Min. of State for Public Grievances & Pensions |
Pathak, Harin |
| Min. of State for Railways |
Dattatraya, Bandaru |
| Min. of State for Railways |
Moorthy, A. K. |
| Min. of State for Rural Development |
Raju, U. V. Krishnam |
| Min. of State for Rural Development |
Patil, Annasaheb M. K. |
| Min. of State for Science & Technology |
Rawat, Bachi Singh |
| Min. of State for Shipping |
Gandhi, Dilipkumar Mansukhlal |
| Min. of State for Small-Scale Industries & Development of North Eastern Region |
Sikdar, Tapan |
| Min. of State for Social Justice & Empowerment |
Paswan, Sanjay |
| Min. of State for Space, Atomic Energy,Statistics & Program Implementation, Planning |
Mookherjee, Satyabrata |
| Min. of State for Textiles |
Patil, Basangouda R. |
| Min. of State for Tourism & Culture |
Chikalia, Bhavnaben Devrajbhai |
| Min. of State for Tribal Affairs |
Kuleste, Faggan Singh |
| Min. of State for Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation |
Radhakrishnan, P. |
| Min. of State for Water Resources |
Chakravarty, Bijoya |
| Min. of State With Independent Charge |
Gautam, Sanghpriya |
| Governor, Reserve Bank |
Jalan, Bimal Nayan |
| Ambassador to the US |
Mansingh, Lalit |
| Permanent Representative to the UN, New York |
Nambiar, Vijay |
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