Minister of Defence (India)
Minister of Defence in India
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The first defence minister of independent India was Baldev Singh of the Indian National Congress, who served in the First Nehru ministry from 1947 to 1952. A. K. Antony of the Congress has had the longest tenure, serving for seven years and 212 days from 26 October 2006 till 26 May 2014. Rajnath Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the incumbent defence minister, serving since 30 May 2019.
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