In general, there has been a marked reduction in the number of Ministers from the southern states — except Karnataka — since the BJP came to power in 2014, due to their relatively poorer election record in the region.
The only major state that does not have an MP in the Union Ministry in the present term is Tamil Nadu.
In the last term, too, it didn't have one. And in 2014, it just had one, that is, P Radhakrishnan of the BJP.
With the Bharatiya Janata Party winning more than 75 per cent of the seats in Uttar Pradesh in both the 2014 and the 2019 elections, the state contributed a large bulk to the ministerial berths.
The BJP’s relatively poor performance in 2024 is reflected in the lower number of Ministers.
Although abundantly represented in past terms, the previous term saw zero Ministers from Andhra Pradesh. However, following the BJP alliance with Telugu Desam Party, the state is represented by six ministers in the current term.
From 1991 to 2004, Punjab saw a steady increase in representation in the Union Ministry, which peaked in 2009, with 11 ministers. The state has consistently been represented by two Ministers since the first Modi ministry in 2014.
Among major States, Tamil Nadu remains the state that was not represented by a single Minister in the present term and in the previous one in 2019. It had only one representative in 2014.
Prior to 2014, the Dravidian parties were part of national coalitions that were in power and that reflected in several ministerial berths.
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