The third term of the NDA government has a maximum of 31 cabinet ministers including Prime Minister Modi. Apart from this, there are five ministers of state (independent charge) and 36 ministers of state. The previous government led by Modi included 26 cabinet ministers, three ministers of state (independent charge) and 42 ministers of state. When the cabinet was expanded in July 2021, it had a maximum of 78 ministers with 30 cabinet ministers, 2 ministers of state (independent charge) and 45 ministers of state.
When BJP came to power in May 2014 by defeating Congress, the Council of Ministers had 46 ministers including 24 Cabinet Ministers, 10 Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 12 Ministers of State. This included the Prime Minister himself. In May 2009, the maximum number of ministers including the Prime Minister was 79 in the government led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. During the first term of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the maximum number of ministers in the government led by Manmohan Singh was also 79. In 1999, the government led by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had 74 ministers.
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