Gujarat portfolio allocation: CM Bhupendra Patel keeps GAD, Harsh Sanghavi Home and Kanubhai Desai Finance - Details
The Gujarat cabinet reshuffle was announced on Friday. CM Bhupendra Patel has kept key departments like General Administration, Administrative Reforms and Training with himself, while Deputy CM Harsh Sanghvi has been given Home, Police, Housingm and other depts. Check full list here.
The Gujarat Cabinet reshuffle was announced on Friday, which Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel keeping General Administration, Administrative Reforms and Training and other departments with himself.
Deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi has been allocated the Home, Police Housing, Jail, Border Security, Gram Rakshak Dal, Civil Defence, Prohibition and Excise, Transport, Law and Justice, Sports and Youth Services, and other departments.
Minister Kanubhai Mohanlal Desai gets Finance, Urban Development, and Urban Housing.
Minister Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel has been handed Energy and Petrochemicals, Panchayat and Rural Housing, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs.
Minister Rivaba Ravindrasinh Jadeja gets Primary, Secondary and Adult Education.
Apart from Harsh Sanghavi, five Cabinet Ministers, three Ministers of State (Independent Charge), and twelve Ministers of State, took the oath.
Jitendrabhai Vaghani, Nareshbhai Patel, Arjunbhai Modhwadia, Dr Pradyumanbhai Vaja, and Ramanbhai Solanki took the oath of office and secrecy as Cabinet Ministers.
Ishwarsinh Patel, Prafullbhai Pansheriya, and Manisha Vakil took the oath as Ministers of State (Independent Charge),
Kantilal Amrutiya, Rameshbhai Katara, Darshanaben Vaghela, Kaushikbhai Vekariya, Pravinkumar Mali, Dr Jayrambhai Gamit, Trikambhai Chhanga, Kamleshbhai Patel, Sanjaysinh Mahida, P C Baranda, Swaroopji Thakor, and Rivaba Jadeja as Ministers of State.
Kanubhai Desai, Rushikeshbhai Patel, Kunwarjibhai Bavaliya have been retained as cabinet ministers and Parshottambhai Solanki as Minister of State.
Union Minister and BJP chief J P Nadda attended the swearing in ceremony.
Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly inducted Deputy Chief Minister and Ministers in the Council of Ministers under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
A release by the government said the oath-taking ceremony was also attended by Gujarat State BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma, Union Ministers Mansukh Mandaviya and CR Patil, MPs, MLAs, office bearers of the organization, senior leaders, saints and leaders from various sections of society.
How has the rejig changed the Gujarat Cabinet?
With this rejig, the total strength of Gujarat's council of ministers has now gone up to 26, including the CM, from 17 earlier. The state, which has a 182-member assembly, can have a maximum of 27 ministers (15 per cent of the strength of the House).
Who are the ministers dropped this time?
The CM dropped 10 ministers in the reshuffle, including senior leaders like industries minister Balwantsinh Rajput, agriculture minister Raghavji Patel, social justice and empowerment minister Bhanuben Babariya and forest and environment minister Mulu Bera.
Rivaba Jadeja - surprise entry
A surprise entry into the cabinet is that of Rivaba Jadeja who took oath as a minister of state. Her cricketer husband Ravindra Jadeja and their daughter attended the oath-taking ceremony.
The cricketer congratulated his wife with a post on X, saying, “So proud of you & your accomplishments. I know you will keep doing amazing work and inspiring people from all walks of life. Wish you great success as the Cabinet Minister in the Gujarat government.”
With PTI, ANI inputs