First Modi ministry
The First Ministry of Narendra Modi is the Council of Ministers headed by Narendra Modi that was formed after the 2014 general election which was held in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May in 2014. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2014 and this led to the formation of the 16th Lok Sabha. The Council assumed office from 27 May 2014.
First Modi ministry | |
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23rd Ministry of the Republic of India | |
Narendra Modi chairing a meeting of his cabinet, 5 July 2016 | |
| Date formed | 26 May 2014 |
| Date dissolved | 30 May 2019 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Pranab Mukherjee (until 25 July 2017) Ram Nath Kovind (from 25 July 2017) |
| Head of government | Narendra Modi |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Majority 340 / 545 (62%) |
| Opposition party | Indian National Congress |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2014 |
| Outgoing election | 2019 |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 years, 4 days |
| Predecessor | Second Manmohan Singh ministry |
| Successor | Second Modi ministry |
The Council of Ministers included 10 female ministers, of whom 6 held the rank of Cabinet minister. This is the highest number of female Cabinet ministers in any Indian government in history. The only other government to appoint more than 1 female Cabinet minister, was the first UPA government from 2004 to 2009, which had 3 female Cabinet Ministers.
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