List of Ministers (2009)

Pranab Mukherjee: Finance

Sharad Pawar: Agriculture, Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution

A K Antony: Defence

P Chidambaram: Home Affairs

Mamata Banerjee: Railways

S M Krishna: External Affairs

Virbhadra Singh: Steel

Vilasrao Deshmukh: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

Ghulam Nabi Azad: Health and Family Welfare

Sushil Kumar Shinde: Power

M Veerappa Moily: Law and Justice

Farooq Abdullah: New and Renewable Energy

S Jaipal Reddy: Urban Development

Kamal Nath: Road Transport and Highways

Vayalar Ravi: Overseas Indian Affairs

Meira Kumar: Water Resources

Dayanidhi Maran: Textiles

A Raja: Communications and Information Technology

Murli Deora: Petroleum and Natural Gas

Ambika Soni: Information and Broadcasting

Mallikarjun Kharge: Labour and Employment

Kapil Sibal: Human Resource Development

B K Handique: Mines and Development of North Eastern Region

Anand Sharma: Commerce and Industry

C P Joshi: Rural Development and Panchayati Raj

Selja: Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; Tourism

Subodh Kant Sahay: Food Processing Industries

M S Gill: Youth Affairs and Sports

G K Vasan: Shipping

Pawan K Bansal: Parliamentary Affairs

Mukul Wasnik: Social Justice and Empowerment

Kantilal Bhuria: Tribal Affairs

M K Azhagiri: Chemicals and Fertilizers

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Praful Patel: Civil Aviation
Prithviraj Chavan: Science and Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs
Sriprakash Jaiswal: Coal; Statistics and Programme Implementation
Salman Khursheed: Corporate Affairs; Minority Affairs
Dinsha J Patel: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Krishna Tirath: Women and Child Development
Jairam Ramesh: Environment and Forests.

Ministers of State

Srikant Jena: Chemicals and Fertilizers
E. Ahamed Minister : Railways
Mullappally Ramachandran : Home Affairs
V. Narayansamy : Planning, and Parliamentary Affairs
Jyotiraditya Scindia : Commerce and Industry
D.Purandeswari Minister : Human Resource Development
K.H. Muniyappa Minister : Railways
Ajay Maken Minister : Home Affairs
Panabaka Lakshmi : Textiles
Namo Narain Meena : Finance
M.M. Pallam Raju : Defence
Saugata Ray : Urban Development
S.S. Palanimanickam : Finance
Jitin Prasad : Petroleum and Natural Gas
A. Sai Prathap : Steel
Preneet Kaur : External Affairs
Gurdas Kamat : Communications and IT
Harish Rawat : Labour and Employment
K.V. Thomas : Agriculture, and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Bharatsinh Solanki : Power
Mahadev S. Khandela : Road Transport and Highways
Dinesh Trivedi Minister : Health and Family Welfare
Sisir Adhikari : Rural Development
Sultan Ahmed : Tourism
Mukul Roy : Shipping
Mohan Jatua : Information and Broadcasting
D. Napoleon Minister : Social Justice and Empowerment
Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan : Information and Broadcasting
S. Gandhiselvan : Health and Family Welfare
Tusharbhai Chaudhary : Tribal Affairs
Sachin Pilot : Communications and IT
Arun Yadav : Youth Affairs and Sports
Pratik Patil : Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
R.P.N. Singh : Road Transport and Highways
Shashi Tharoor : External Affairs
Vincent Pala : Water Resources
Pradeep Jain : Rural Development
Agatha Sangma : Rural Development

YSR fails to get more Cabinet berths for Andhra

Congress and Sonia have failed to acknowledge Andhra Pradesh's role in government formation by insulting the state with one cabinet berth.

YSR - the Congress strongman of Andhra is contended with his Chief Ministership and failed to bargain for more seats

With regional parties with less number of seats (NCP, DMK, TMC) getting a lion share in Cabinet, it is sad that the state congress with 33 MPs is treated shabily by Rahul and Sonia

Manmohan Leads UPA to Victory

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh led Congress party to a resounding victory in Parliament Elections

He led the party to close to 200 seats - for the first time after two decades.

Though credit can be given to Rahul, Mamatha and Karunanidhi for the impressive show - the hero undoubtedly is Mr Manmohan Singh.

As we close this election blog, let us wish Mr Singh a successful second term!

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Party time for Regional Parties

It is party time for regional parties - they have three choices - anti-Hindu Congress, hindutva BJP and the communist third alliance.

Many places people would have voted them against the party they might align with. For example, Communists get 'anti-Congress' vote, BSP and SP get 'anti-Congress' and 'anti-BJP' votes so is NCP. But these players can switch sides. Afterall the elections are over and they are the kings. It will take another five years for 'aam-admi' to be the king

Congress party will be lucky if it touches 100 seats - Intelligence Bureau assessment

Congress party to get 100 Seats in coming Loksabha

The bureaucracy, whose network is nationwide, appears to have understood this. The one branch of government which has a presence throughout India is the Intelligence Bureau, and the IB is rumoured to have assessed that the Congress party will be lucky if it touches 100 seats.

Congress will end-up in single digit figures in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka where it previously expected a total of 100 seats

The party is already gearing up for projecting Rahul Gandhi as the leader of opposition.

(See also : http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Do+the+job+yourself,+Sonia&artid=Fcy97JHTJJY=&SectionID=d16Fdk4iJhE=&MainSectionID=HuSUEmcGnyc=&SectionName=aVlZZy44Xq0bJKAA84nwcg==&SEO=)