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

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. 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 next election

List of Council of Ministers

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

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'' who is also a junior Minister but assists a cabinet minister. All the following ministers are from the

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. ''Source: Council of Ministers''

Ministers of State

Demographics of the Ministers

Ministers by Party

''Source: Various news organisations''
The new

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(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

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and Praful Patel from Nationalist Congress Party,

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from National Conference and Ajit Singh from RLD.

Ministers by States

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Entities in the Prime Minister's Office

* From October 2011, the post of Secretary under Prime Ministers office has been eliminated as per policy.

Approval Ratings

The approval ratings for the government from 2008 to 2013, according to Gallup polling, are given below.

References

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