<P> The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister) is the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India . One of the senior-most offices in the Union Cabinet, the chief responsibility of the Home Minister is the maintenance of India's internal security; the country's large police force comes under his ambit . Occasionally, he / she is assisted by the Minister of State of Home Affairs and the lower - ranked Deputy Minister of Home Affairs . </P> <P> Ever since the time of independent India's first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the office has been seen as second in seniority only to the Prime Minister in the Union Cabinet . Like Patel, several Home Ministers have since held the additional portfolio of Deputy Prime Minister . As of February 2018, three Home Ministers have gone on to become the Prime Minister who are: Lal Bahadur Shastri, Charan Singh and P.V. Narasimha Rao . </P> <P> Since 26 May 2014, the Home Minister of India is Rajnath Singh of the Bharatiya Janta Party, taking over the reins from Sushilkumar Shinde . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Term of office </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Political party (Alliance) </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Prime Minister </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 August 1947 </Td> <Td> 15 December 1950 </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jawaharlal Nehru </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> C. Rajagopalachari </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 26 December 1950 </Td> <Td> 25 October 1951 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kailash Nath Katju </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 October 1951 </Td> <Td> 10 January 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Govind Ballabh Pant </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 January 1955 </Td> <Td> 7 March 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lal Bahadur Shastri </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4 April 1961 </Td> <Td> 29 August 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Gulzarilal Nanda </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 29 August 1963 </Td> <Td> 14 November 1966 </Td> <Td> Jawaharlal Nehru Lal Bahadur Shastri Indira Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Yashwantrao Chavan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 November 1966 </Td> <Td> 27 June 1970 </Td> <Td> Indira Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Indira Gandhi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 June 1970 </Td> <Td> 4 February 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Uma Shankar Dikshit </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4 February 1973 </Td> <Td> 10 October 1974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Kasu Brahmananda Reddy </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 October 1974 </Td> <Td> 24 March 1977 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Charan Singh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 March 1977 </Td> <Td> 1 July 1978 </Td> <Td> Janata Party </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Morarji Desai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Morarji Desai </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 July 1978 </Td> <Td> 28 July 1979 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (7) </Td> <Td> Yashwantrao Chavan </Td> <Td> </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> 13 </Td> <Td> Giani Zail Singh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 January 1980 </Td> <Td> 22 June 1982 </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indira Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> R. Venkataraman </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 22 June 1982 </Td> <Td> 2 September 1982 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Prakash Chandra Sethi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 September 1982 </Td> <Td> 19 July 1984 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> P.V. Narasimha Rao </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 July 1984 </Td> <Td> 31 December 1984 </Td> <Td> Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Shankarrao Chavan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 31 December 1984 </Td> <Td> 12 March 1986 </Td> <Td> Rajiv Gandhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (16) </Td> <Td> P.V. Narasimha Rao </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 March 1986 </Td> <Td> 12 May 1986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Sardar Buta Singh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 May 1986 </Td> <Td> 2 December 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Mufti Mohammad Sayeed </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 November 1990 </Td> <Td> Janata Dal (National Front) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> V.P. Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Chandra Shekhar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 November 1990 </Td> <Td> 21 June 1991 </Td> <Td> Samajwadi Janata Party (National Front) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Chandra Shekhar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (17) </Td> <Td> Shankarrao Chavan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 21 June 1991 </Td> <Td> 16 May 1996 </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> P.V. Narasimha Rao </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Murli Manohar Joshi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 May 1996 </Td> <Td> 1 June 1996 </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Atal Bihari Vajpayee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> H.D. Deve Gowda </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 June 1996 </Td> <Td> 29 June 1996 </Td> <Td> Janata Dal (United Front) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> H.D. Deve Gowda </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Indrajit Gupta </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 29 June 1996 </Td> <Td> 19 March 1998 </Td> <Td> Communist Party of India (United Front) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> H.D. Deve Gowda I.K. Gujral </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> L.K. Advani </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 March 1998 </Td> <Td> 22 May 2004 </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Atal Bihari Vajpayee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Shivraj Patil </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 22 May 2004 </Td> <Td> 30 November 2008 </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Manmohan Singh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> P. Chidambaram </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 30 November 2008 </Td> <Td> 31 July 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Sushilkumar Shinde </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 31 July 2012 </Td> <Td> 26 May 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Rajnath Singh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 26 May 2014 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party BJP (National Democratic Alliance) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Narendra Modi </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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