Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Gujarat cabinet, in Gandhinagar, on October 17, 2025
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A total of 21 new Ministers were sworn in on Friday (October 17, 2025) as part of Gujarat’s newly constituted Cabinet under Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. It follows Thursday’s (October 16, 2025) mass resignation of all Ministers in the State government, except the Chief Minister himself. BJP president and Union Minister J.P. Nadda attended the oath ceremony.
With the swearing of new 21 Ministers, the Cabinet size became 26 including the Chief Minister.
The resignation of four other Ministers — Kanubhai Mohanlal Desai, Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel, Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya and Parshottambhai Odhavjibhai Solanki — was not accepted on Thursday (October 16, 2025) and they were retained in the Cabinet.
The line-up features several new and returning faces, including Rivaba Jadeja, Swarup Thakor, Pravinbhai Mali, Rushikesh Patel, Darshna Vaghela, Kunvarji Bavaliya, Arjun Modhwadia, Parshottam Solanki, Jitendra Vaghani, Praful Pansheriya, and Kanu Desai.
A view of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Gujarat cabinet, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on October 17, 2025.
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Former Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi, a prominent young leader from Surat, took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister thus becoming the youngest to hold the position in the State’s history. He is 40. MLA Rivaba Jadeja is the wife of Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja.
On Thursday (October 16, 2025) evening, the Chief Minister met Governor Acharya Devvrat and handed over the list of names for the new Cabinet that includes seven Patidars, eight OBCs, three SCs, and four STs, while three women leaders have also found a place in the Cabinet.
The new Gujarat government comprised of eight Cabinet ministers, two Ministers of State with independent charge, and six Ministers of State.
Published – October 17, 2025 02:29 pm IST
