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July
1998 - elected to Rajya
Sabha
Nov.
1999-31 Aug. 2001 Minister of State in the Ministry of
Statistics and Programme Implementation and Minister of State in the
Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances of the
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions.
24 July
2000-31 Aug. 2001 Minister of State (Independent Charge) of
the Department of
Disinvestment.
1 Sept.
2001 onwards Minister of Disinvestment and Minister of Development of North Eastern
Region (relinquished the charge of Minister of Development of North
Eastern Region on 29 January 2003).
9 Nov.
2002-29 Jan. 2003 Minister of Commerce and Industry
29 Jan.
2003 onwards Minister of Communications and
Information Technology
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