Sl. |
Name |
From |
To |
Party |
Prime Minister |
1 |
Vallabhbhai Patel |
15th Aug 1947 |
15th Dec 1950 |
Indian National Congress |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
2 |
Morarji Desai |
21st Mar 1967 |
6th Dec 1969 |
Indian National Congress |
Indira Gandhi |
3 |
Charan Singh |
24th Jan 1979 |
28th Jul 1979 |
Janata Party |
Morarji Desai |
4 |
Jagjivan Ram |
24th Jan 1979 |
28th Jul 1979 |
Janata Party |
Morarji Desai |
5 |
Yashwantrao Chavan |
28th Jul 1979 |
14th Jan 1980 |
Indian National Congress |
Charan Singh |
6 |
Devi Lal |
2nd Dec 1989 |
10th Nov 1990 |
Janata Dal |
Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
7 |
Devi Lal |
10th Nov 1990 |
21st Jun 1991 |
Janata Dal |
Chandra Shekhar |
8 |
L. K. Advani |
5th Feb 2002 |
22nd May 2004 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee |