The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) has been constituted with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh as Chairman. The members of the Committee will be as follows:

1. Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of Defence
2. Shri Arjun Singh, Minister of Human Resource Development
3. Shri Sharad Pawar, Minister of Agriculture; Food & Civil Supplies; Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution.
4. Shri Lalu Prasad, Minister of Railways
5. Shri Shivraj Patil, Minister of Home Affairs
6. Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance
7. Shri Natwar Singh, Minister of External Affairs
8. Shri Dayanidhi Maran, Minister of Communications & IT