<P> The Minister of Information and Broadcasting is the head of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of the cabinet ministers of the Government of India . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Term of office </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Political party (Alliance) </Th> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Vallabhbhai Patel </Td> <Td> 2 September 1946 </Td> <Td> 1949 </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jawaharlal Nehru </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> R.R. Diwakar </Td> <Td> 1949 </Td> <Td> 15 April 1952 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> B.V. Keskar </Td> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Satya Narayan Sinha </Td> <Td> September 1963 </Td> <Td> June 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lal Bahadur Shastri </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indira Gandhi </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Kodardas Kalidas Shah </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress (R) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indira Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (5) </Td> <Td> Indira Gandhi </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Inder Kumar Gujral </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Vidya Charan Shukla </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 23 March 1977 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Lal Krishna Advani </Td> <Td> 24 March 1977 </Td> <Td> 28 July 1979 </Td> <Td> Janata Party </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Morarji Desai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Purushottam Kaushik </Td> <Td> 28 July 1979 </Td> <Td> 14 January 1980 </Td> <Td> Janata Party (Secular) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charan Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Vasant Sathe </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indira Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> H.K.L. Bhagat </Td> <Td> February 1983 </Td> <Td> December 1984 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rajiv Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> V.N. Gadgil </Td> <Td> January 1985 </Td> <Td> October 1986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Ajit Kumar Panja </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (12) </Td> <Td> H.K.L. Bhagat </Td> <Td> February 1988 </Td> <Td> December 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> P. Upendra </Td> <Td> 2 December 1989 </Td> <Td> 10 November 1990 </Td> <Td> Telugu Desam Party National Front </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> V.P. Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Chandra Shekhar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Chandra Shekhar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (14) </Td> <Td> Ajit Kumar Panja </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> P.V. Narasimha Rao </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> K.P. Singh Deo </Td> <Td> January 1993 </Td> <Td> September 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> P.A. Sangma </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Jaipal Reddy </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Janata Dal National Front </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> H.D. Dewe Gowda </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> I.K. Gujral </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Arun Jaitley </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Atal Bihari Vajpayee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Sushma Swaraj </Td> <Td> 30 September 2000 </Td> <Td> 29 January 2003 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Ravi Shankar Prasad </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (19) </Td> <Td> Jaipal Reddy </Td> <Td> 23 May 2004 </Td> <Td> 17 November 2005 </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress United Progressive Alliance </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Manmohan Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi </Td> <Td> November 2005 </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Ambika Soni </Td> <Td> May 2009 </Td> <Td> 28 October 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Manish Tewari </Td> <Td> 28 October 2012 </Td> <Td> 26 May 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Prakash Javadekar </Td> <Td> 26 May 2014 </Td> <Td> 9 November 2014 </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Narendra Modi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (20) </Td> <Td> Arun Jaitley </Td> <Td> 9 November 2014 </Td> <Td> 5 July 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Venkaiah Naidu </Td> <Td> 5 July 2016 </Td> <Td> 17 July 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Smriti Irani </Td> <Td> 18 July 2017 </Td> <Td> 14 May 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore </Td> <Td> 14 May 2018 </Td> <Td> "Incumbent" </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Term of office </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Political party (Alliance) </Th> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> </Tr>

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