First Anoushkaa Patranabish ministry

First Anoushkaa Patranabish ministry प्रथम अनुष्का पत्रनाबिश मंत्रीमंडल
17th Ministry of Friends Society
Date formed	3 March 2020 (2020-03-03)
Date dissolved	19 March 2020 (2020-03-19)
People and organisations
Head of state	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Head of government	Anoushkaa Patranabish
Deputy head of government	Ankurjyoti Thakuria (until 9 March) Bishnu Chetry (from 9 March)
No. of ministers	11
Member parties	National People's Congress
Status in legislature	Supermajority
Opposition party	None
Opposition leader	None
History
Election(s)	2020
Outgoing election	March 2019
Predecessor	Fifth Tanishkaa Patranabish ministry
Successor	Sixth Tanishkaa Patranabish ministry

The First Anoushkaa Patranabish ministry (Hindi: प्रथम अनुष्का पत्रनाबिश मंत्रीमंडल) was formed on 3 March 2020 following the resignation of Tanishkaa Patranabish on 3 March 2020, just before the general election. The resignation was due to the norm of the Election Commission that the incumbent government shall step down prior to the elections in order to hold free and fair elections. Accordingly the President appointed Anoushkaa Patranabish who was serving as Deputy Prime Minister in the previous government to be the Prime Minister and lead the caretaker ministry.

Background

Prior to the general election, the Election Commission announced that the serving government was needed to step down from office a month before the general election to ensure free and fair election. Accordingly, Tanishkaa Patranabish and her council of ministers submitted their resignation to the President Dhrubajyoti Roy on 3 March 2020. Prior to her resignation as prime minister, Tanishkaa Patranabish had announced that her deputy prime minister Anoushkaa Patranabish would be nominated to serve as the caretaker prime minister.

Accordingly, on 3 March 2020, Anoushkaa Patranabish was appointed as the caretaker prime minister by the President and she remained in office until the re-election and subsequent re-appointment of Tanishkaa Patranabish as the prime minister on 22 March 2020.

Composition

The caretaker council of ministers headed by Prime Minister Anoushkaa Patranabish comprised of the prime minister herself and ten other ministers. Ankurjyoti Thakuria was initially appointed as the deputy prime minister but was later replaced by Bishnu Chetry. Of the cabinet ministers included Anirban Phatowali, Rajdeep Deka, Bishakha Das, Arnab Deka and Sampriti Paul. Three ministers of state were appointed which included Arpan Deka, Tusharjit Deka and Pallavi Rai.

List of ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any minister.	Anoushkaa Patranabish	3 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC
Deputy Prime Minister	Ankurjyoti Thakuria	3 March 2020	9 March 2020		NPC
	Bishnu Chetry	9 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC
Minister of Home Affairs	Anoushkaa Patranabish	3 March 2020	9 March 2020		NPC
	Bishnu Chetry	9 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC
Minister of Finance Minister of Personnel, Appointments and Administrative Reforms	Ankurjyoti Thakuria	3 March 2020	9 March 2020		NPC
	Anoushkaa Patranabish	9 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC
Minister in-charge of Protocol, Elections and General Administration	Anoushkaa Patranabish	3 March 2020	9 March 2020		NPC
	Rajdeep Deka	9 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC
Minister of External Affairs	Anirban Phatowali	3 March 2020	9 March 2020		NPC
	Ankurjyoti Thakuria	9 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC
Minister of National Development	Rajdeep Deka	3 March 2020	9 March 2020		NPC
	Anirban Phatowali	9 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC
Minister of Planning	Anirban Phatowali	9 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC
Minister of Commonwealth Affairs	Rajdeep Deka	3 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC
Minister of National Defence	Arnab Deka	3 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC
Minister of Law and Justice Minister of Education	Sampriti Paul	3 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC
Minister of Culture Minister of Information and Broadcasting	Bishakha Das	3 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC

Ministers of State (Independent charge)

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment and Natural Resources	Arpan Deka	3 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC

Ministers of State

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs	Tusharjit Deka	3 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance	Pallavi Rai	3 March 2020	22 March 2020		NPC