<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> 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>
who was tha first home minister of india
who was tha first home minister of india
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel