Uttar Pradesh, the state with the maximum 80 seats in the Lok Sabha, has got the lion's share in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers that was sworn in on Thursday. Maharashtra came second with eight ministers.

Modi, 68, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at a glittering ceremony at the forecourt of majestic Rashtrapati. Bhavan.

Here is the state wise allotment in the council of ministers:

Arunachal Pradesh: 1

Assam: 1

Bihar: 5

Chhattisgarh: 1

Delhi: 1

Goa: 1

Gujarat: 3

Haryana: 3

Himachal Pradesh: 1

Jammu and Kashmir: 1

Jharkhand: 2

Karnataka: 4

Kerala: 1

Madhya Pradesh: 5

Maharashtra: 8

Odisha: 1

Punjab: 2

Rajasthan: 3

Telangana: 1

Uttar Pradesh: 9

Uttarakhand: 1

West Bengal: 2

Total Council of Ministers: 58

Average Age of Council of Ministers: 59.36

Cabinet Ministers: 25

Independent Charge: 9

Minister of State (MoS): 24

Party Wise Allotment in Council of Ministers:

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 54

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD): 1

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP): 1

Shiv Sena: 1

Republican Party of India (A): 1

House Wise Allotment in Council of Ministers:

Lok Sabha: 45

Rajya Sabha: 13

Youngest Member of Cabinet:

Smriti Irani: 43

Oldest Member of Cabinet:

Ram Vilas Paswan: 72

First Published:May 30, 2019 9:18 PM IST