Cabinet Ministers

DMK leader A Raja, who was elected from the Nilgiris constituency, took over as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology from Maran. Raja was accused of incompetence and corruption in the spectrum scandal.  He allegedly issued over a hundred new mobile licences during his tenure.

G K Vasan, a Congress leader from Tamil Nadu, has previously held the portfolio minister of state (independent charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Ministry of Labour and Employment

M K Azhagiri is Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's elder son, won the Madurai Lok Sabha seat. This is Azhagiri's maiden win in an election.