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BJP has 56, NDA partners 20 members in Council of Ministers
New Delhi, July 02: The BJP now has as many as 56 members in the Council of Ministers following yesterday`s expansion, leaving only 20 berths for its partners in the NDA.
New Delhi, July 02: The BJP now has as many as 56 members in the Council of Ministers following yesterday's expansion, leaving only 20 berths for its partners in the NDA.
The 76-member Council of Ministers, one of the largest ever, has less than 20 members from the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. However, Tamil Nadu has the second highest number of nine ministers in the Vajpayee government with Bihar topping the list with eleven.
While there are 56 members from the BJP itself in the government, the Samata Party has four, Shiv Sena three, the BJD two, National Conference one and the JD(U), Akali Dal and RLD one each. Among the parties from the south, the DMK has three members in the Council of Ministers and the PMK and MDMK two each.
Of the 13 ministers inducted yesterday, two were from the PMK and one from Shiv Sena while the others belonged to the BJP. There are eight members from Maharashtra, six from Uttar Pradesh including the Prime Minister and five from Gujarat.
Bureau Report
The 76-member Council of Ministers, one of the largest ever, has less than 20 members from the southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. However, Tamil Nadu has the second highest number of nine ministers in the Vajpayee government with Bihar topping the list with eleven.
While there are 56 members from the BJP itself in the government, the Samata Party has four, Shiv Sena three, the BJD two, National Conference one and the JD(U), Akali Dal and RLD one each. Among the parties from the south, the DMK has three members in the Council of Ministers and the PMK and MDMK two each.
Of the 13 ministers inducted yesterday, two were from the PMK and one from Shiv Sena while the others belonged to the BJP. There are eight members from Maharashtra, six from Uttar Pradesh including the Prime Minister and five from Gujarat.
Bureau Report