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| As Manmohan Singh, the genteel academician-turned-economist-turned-politician, takes over the reins of the country from Atal Bihari Vajpayee, indiainfo.com takes a look at his sizeable army of men and women who, along with the affable Sardar, would preside over the destiny of over a billion people. |
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Shri Arjun Singh - Human Resource Development |
A known loyalist of Nehru-Gandhi family, the Congress stalwart has seen many political ups and downs since he became an independent MLA in Madhya Pradesh in 1957 after a brief stint of practising law.
A Rajya Sabha member, Singh started his career as a student leader and had to fight allegations that his father Rao Shiv Bahadur Singh had committed forgery.
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Shri Pranab Mukherjee - Defence |
A Congress strategist and Number 2 in the Indira Gandhi Government, the veteran party leader from West Bengal is back in the corridors of power under the leadership of a man he had once appointed as RBI Governor.
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Shri Sharad Pawar - Agriculture Affairs & Civil Supplies,
Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution |
Known for his keen political acumen, his strong leadership and thorough study of caste politics, and popularly known as "Saheb" to the masses, Pawar has always been a man to reckon with whether inside the Congress or outside it.
Born in December 1940, Pawar, a native of Baramati, became the president of the State Youth Congress at 24 and a member of the Maharashtra Assembly at 27 and Minister of State for Home five years later. |
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Shri Laloo prasad Yadav - Railways |
The effervescent Laloo Yadav, who has weathered many a political storm and earned the sobriquet of "kingmaker", makes his debut in the Union Cabinet.
Known for his wit and humour and unique rustic style by which he has won the heart of the masses, the RJD supremo rose from the ranks of a student leader during the days of the JP movement to a national-level politician. |
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Shri Shivaraj patil - Home |
For 69-year-old Patil, the return to the Cabinet was surprising given the fact that he had lost the recent Lok Sabha polls from Latur constituency of Maharasthra.
Patil brings with him a rich and varied experience as Union Cabinet Minister having held charges of various Ministries during his political career as also that of Speaker of Lok Sabha. |
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Shri Ram Vilas paswan - Chemicals and Fertilisers, Steel |
One of the tallest Dalit leaders, Paswan who heads the Lok Janshakti Party returns to the Union Government after a gap of two years.
Parting ways with the NDA in 2002 in the wake of the post-Godhra communal violence in Gujarat, he quit the Janata Dal - United to float his new party. |
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Shri Gulam Nabi Azad - Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development |
A successful politician who has never contested an election in his home State, he led Congress Party to victory in the 2002 Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. |
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Shri Jaipal Reddy - Information & Broadcasting, Culture |
An eloquent speaker and Congress' media-savvy face, Reddy once again makes his entry into Government with his experience as Information and Broadcasting Minister during the United Front Government. |
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