The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Gujarat unveiled a new 26-member cabinet, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel expanding his council of ministers at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office to the ministers.
State Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister, while Rivaba Jadeja, MLA from Jamnagar North and wife of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, was among the new inductees. This is the state&rsquo;s largest cabinet reshuffle since September 2021.
The new cabinet includes:
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Trikam Chhanga (Anjar)
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Swaroopji Thakor (Vav)
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Pravinkumar Mali (Deesa)
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Rushikesh Patel (Visnagar)
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PC Baranda (Bhiloda, ST)
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Darshana Vaghela (Asarva, SC)
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Kantilal Amrutiya (Morbi)
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Kunwarji Bavaliya (Jasdan)
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Rivaba Jadeja (Jamnagar North)
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Arjun Modhwadia (Porbandar)
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Dr. Pradyumn Vaja (Kodinar, SC)
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Kaushik Vekariya (Amreli)
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Parshottam Solanki (Bhavnagar Rural)
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Jitubhai Vaghani (Bhavnagar West)
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Ramanbhai Solanki (Borsad)
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Kamleshbhai Patel (Petlad)
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Sanjaysinh Mahida (Mahudha)
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Rameshbhai Katara (Fatepura, ST)
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Manisha Vakil (Vadodara City, SC)
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Ishwarsinh Patel (Ankleshwar)
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Praful Pansheriya (Kamrej)
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Dr. Jayram Gamit (Nizar, ST)
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Nareshbhai Patel (Gandevi, ST)
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Kanu Desai (Pardi)
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Six ministers from the previous cabinet, Rushikesh Patel, Kunwarji Bavaliya, Parshottam Solanki, Praful Pansheriya, Harsh Sanghavi, and Kanubhai Desai, were retained.
The cabinet reflects regional representation: Kutch (1), Saurashtra (8), North Gujarat (6, including the Chief Minister), South Gujarat (5), and Central Gujarat (6).
This reshuffle consolidates the BJP&rsquo;s leadership in Gujarat as Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel continues his second term, maintaining stability and regional balance within the state government.

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