BJP-led NDA government. States set for assembly elections later this year have also got representation in the new government. Representation has also been given to states where BJP's performance in the Lok Sabha polls was poor.
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The new team has 27 from Other Backward Classes, 10 from Scheduled Castes and five each from Scheduled Castes and minority communities. There is no Muslim representation in the Union Council of Ministers. In the new political scenario, BJP allies have received 11 ministerial berths.
UP has nine ministers apart from the PM, representing east, west, Bundelkhand and Awadh regions. NDA won 36 seats in UP, with BJP winning 33 seats.
Bihar has received eight berths in the ministry, with four getting Cabinet rank and four ministers of state. JDU's Lalan Singh and Ram Nath Thakur, LJP's Chirag Paswan, HAM's Jitan Ram Manjhi are among the ministers.
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In Madhya Pradesh, BJP recorded victory in all the 29 Lok Sabha seats. The party has rewarded the state with five Cabinet berths.
With Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand going to