| Cabinet Name: | First Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry |
| Cabinet Type: | ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 17th |
| Jurisdiction: | the Republic of India |
| Flag: | Flag of India.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 16 May 1996 |
| Date Dissolved: | 1 June 1996 |
| Government Head: | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| State Head: | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Political Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Legislature Status: | Minority |
| Opposition Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Opposition Leader: | P. V. Narasimha Rao (lok sabha) |
| Election: | 1996 |
| Previous: | Rao ministry |
| Successor: | Deve Gowda ministry |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn in as Prime Minister of India for first time on 16 May 1996.
BJP was well short of majority and looking for allies, but Vajpayee resigned after just 16 days since he could not muster enough support. The ministry was kept small because its fate was uncertain when swearing-in took place.