GUWAHATI: The second Narendra Modi-led government has the maximum representation of 10 faces from the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi who represents Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency. Besides Modi, the ministers representing UP are Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Mahendra Nath Pandey, Sanjeev Balyan, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, V K Singh, Santosh Gangwar, Hardeep Singh Puri and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. The BJP won 62 seats in the state while its ally bagged two.
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The Modi government 2.0 has seven representatives from Maharashtra, followed by six from Bihar. It also has three ministers each from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana - the states where voters gave the BJP a clean sweep - followed by two each from West Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
The new Council of Ministers has representation from almost all the states, except Andhra Pradesh and the North-eastern states of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura.
After taking oath as the prime minister for a second time, Narendra Modi on Thursday night said his team “is a blend of youthful energy and administrative experience”. Congratulating those who took oath to office, Modi tweeted, “It has people who have excelled as Parliamentarians and those who have had distinguished professional careers. Together, we will work for India’s progress.”
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