Date formed 22 May 2009 | Date dissolved 26 May 2014 | |
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Member party Indian National Congress (UPA) | ||
The Second ministry of Manmohan Singh came into existence after the general election in 2009. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2009 and led to the formation of the 15th Lok Sabha. Dr. Manmohan Singh took the oath as the 13th Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2009, followed by the oath-taking ceremonies of the Council of Ministers in two phases. They remained in office until 26 May 2014.
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Ministers of State (Independent Charges)
A 'Minister of State with independent charge' is a junior Minister in the Federal (State) or Central Government of India but is in charge of a ministry, unlike Minister of State who is also a junior Minister but assists a cabinet minister. All the following ministers are from the Indian National Congress.
Source: Council of Ministers
Ministers of State
New Ministers of State alongside old ones:
UPA Cabinet by Party
Source: Various news organisations
The new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) included 77 members, 76 members in the cabinet plus Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The first 20 cabinet ministers including Manmohan Singh, swore in on 22 May 2009, while the other 59 cabinet members swore in on 27 May 2009. The non-Congress cabinet ministers, include Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel from Nationalist Congress Party, Farooq Abdullah from National Conference and Chaudhary Ajit Singh from RLD.
United Progressive Alliance Cabinet by States
Sources:
Entities in the Office of the Prime Minister
Reception
The approval ratings for the government from 2008 to 2013, according to Gallup polling, are given below.