New Delhi: UNION COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
Total ministers: 79 including the PM
Cabinet Ministers: 33 - 7 new faces
Ministers of State with Independent Charge: 7 - 1 new face
Ministers of State: 38 - 26 new faces
First-timers: 29
Total women ministers: 9
4 ministers under 40
7 ministers above 70
Average age: 62
Total Muslim ministers: 5
Total Dalit ministers: 13
Youngest minister: Agatha Sangma
Oldest minister: SM Krishna
IN THE CABINET
23 are Lok Sabha members
9 from Rajya Sabha
1 not a member of Parliament
4 women: Ambika Soni, Meira Kumar, Mamata Banerjee, Kumari Selja
5 Dalits: A Raja, Sushil Shinde, Meira Kumar, Mukul Wasnik and Kumari Selja
1 Tribal: Kantilal Bhuria
2 Muslims: Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Axad
9 former Chief Ministers: Farooq Abdullah, SM Krishna, Sharad Pawar, AK Antony, Sushil Shinde, Veerappa Moily, Veerbhadra Singh, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Vilasrao Deshmukh
Low Point
No Cabinet minister from the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh where Congress scripted a remarkable comeback winning 21 Lok Sabha seats.
STATEWISE STANDINGS
Lion's Share
Tamil Nadu - 9 ministers
Maharashtra - 9 ministers
West Bengal - 8 ministers
Andhra Pradesh - 6 ministers
Kerala - 6 ministers
Karnataka - 4
Tough Luck
Bihar - 1
Orissa - 1
Uttar Pradesh - 5, but no Cabinet-rank minister
Fallen through the Cracks
Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura
PARTYWISE PORTIONS
Congress: 59 ministers - 27 in Cabinet, 6 MoS (Independent), 26 MoS
DMK: 7 ministers - 3 in Cabinet, 4 MoS
NCP: 3 ministers - 1 in Cabinet, 1 MoS (Independent), 1 MoS
Trinamool Congress: 7 ministers - 1 in Cabinet, 6 MoS
National Conference: 1 in Cabinet
Muslim League Kerala State Committee: 1 MoS