Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the first home minister of India. This ministry 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. The Minister of Home Affairs is the chief of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Indian Government. Home Ministry is one of the senior-most offices in the Union Cabinet. The main accountability of the Home Minister is the management of India's internal security. The large police force comes under the Home Ministry.....Read more