NEW DELHI — As electric power was restored across northern India on Wednesday, political jockeying over who was to blame for the widespread blackouts intensified.

The nation’s new power minister distanced himself from assertions by his predecessor that state officials were responsible for Monday and Tuesday’s blackouts by drawing more power for their regions than they were allotted. But the former power minister, who was promoted in a cabinet reshuffle, kept right on making those claims.

“I don’t think one can have a blame game between the state and the center,” said the new minister, Veerappa Moily.