ðə pəzˈɪʃən wʌzðə sˈeɪm ɹˈæŋk əvə kˈæbᵻnət mˈɪnɪstɚ, ænd tʃˈændɹuː wʌz ɹᵻtˈeɪnd baɪ ðə sˈʌbsᵻkwənt ɡˈʌvɚnmənts, dᵻspˈaɪt hɪz ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən fɹʌm bˌiːdʒˌeɪpˈiː ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn.
The position was the same rank of a cabinet minister, and Chandru was retained by the subsequent governments, despite his resignation from BJP in 2013.