Third Vajpayee ministry

Third Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry
Third Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry
21st ministry of the Republic of India
Date formed	13 October 1999
Date dissolved	22 May 2004
People and organisations
Head of state	K. R. Narayanan (until 25 July 2002); A. P. J. Abdul Kalam; (from 25 July 2002)
Head of government	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Deputy head of government	L. K. Advani
Member parties	National Democratic Alliance; Bharatiya Janata Party ; Shiv Sena; Shiromani Akali Dal; Lok Janshakti Party; Samata Party; Biju Janata Dal; Dravida Munnetra Kazagham; Janata Dal (United); All India Trinamool Congress;
Status in legislature	Coalition
Opposition party	Indian National Congress; (Congress alliance)
Opposition leader	Sonia Gandhi (in Lok Sabha); (13 October 1999 – 6 February 2004); Manmohan Singh (in Rajya Sabha); (till 21 May 2004)
History
Election	1999
Outgoing election	2004
Legislature terms	4 years, 222 days
Predecessor	Second Vajpayee ministry
Successor	First Manmohan Singh ministry

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn in as Prime Minister of India for third time on 13 October 1999. Here is the list of ministers in the Third Vajpayee Ministry. During its tenure, this ministry became the largest Union Council of Ministers in India's history, comprising around 88 ministers to managing the broad-based National Democratic Alliance including over two dozen coalition partners.

The cabinet's size was later prompted the 91st Constitutional Amendment in 2003, which capped the number of ministers at 15% of the Lok Sabha strength.