Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn in as

Prime Minister of India The prime minister of India (IAST: ) is the head of government of the Republic of India. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and their chosen Council of Ministers, despite the president of India being the nominal head of the ...

for first time on 16 May 1996. BJP was well short of majority and looking for allies, but Vajpayee resigned after just 16 days since he could not muster enough support. The ministry was kept small because its fate was uncertain when swearing-in took place.

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*http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls11/ses1/05230596.htm {{Indian federal ministries Indian union ministries Vajpayee administration 1996 establishments in India Cabinets established in 1996 1996 disestablishments in India Cabinets disestablished in 1996 Atal Bihari Vajpayee Shiv Sena Bharatiya Janata Party