Bhupendra Patel was sworn in as chief minister of Gujarat for a second time period on Monday afternoon, with prime minister Narendra Modi union ministers Amit Shah, Smriti Irani, and Rajnath Singh, and leaders of states dominated by the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering, or their allies, in attendance. The BJP claimed a landslide within the prime minister’s state final week, claiming 156 of 182 seats.
Aside from Bhupendra Patel, governor Acharya Devvrat additionally administered the oath to 16 newly elected MLAs who will from the chief minister’s 2.0 cupboard.
Of the brand new ministers, there is just one girl – Bhanuben Babariya.
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Checklist of ministers sworn in as we speak:
| Title | Constituency |
| Bachubhai Khabad | Devgadh Baria |
| Parshottam Solanki | Bhavnagar (rural) |
| Harsh Sanghavi | Majura |
| Jagdish Vishwakarma | Nikol |
| Rushikesh Patel | Visnagar |
| Raghavji Patel | Jamnagar (rural) |
| Balwantsinh Rajput | Sidhpur |
| Mukeshbhai Zinabhai Patel | Olpad |
| Kuvarjibhai Narshibhai Halpati | Mandvi (ST) |
| Kanubhai Desai | Pardi |
| Kuvarjibhai Bavaliya | Jasdan |
| Dr Kuber Dindor | Santrampur (ST) |
| Bhanuben Babariya | Rajkot (rural) (SC) |
| Mulubhai Bera | Khambalia |
| Bhikubhai Chatursinh Parmar | Modasa |
| Praful Panseria | Kamrej |
Bhupendra Patel changed Vijay Rupani final yr because the get together sought to chase away anti-incumbency. The 60-year-old ‘silent troubleshooter’ led the BJP to an enormous win forward of elections in different states in 2023 and the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
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In profitable its 156 seats, the BJP decimated the Congress (16) and debutants Aam Aadmi Social gathering (5). Bhupendra Patel gained Ghatlodia by 1.92 lakh votes.
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The BJP has claimed an unprecedented seventh consecutive time period in Gujarat.
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Who else may be part of chief minister Patel’s new cupboard?
The ultimate Patel 2.0 cupboard will probably be a mixture of lawmakers from varied caste and districts, sources stated, indicating the BJP’s makes an attempt to maintain communities that voted for it completely satisfied. It would lastly have 25-28 ministers; 10-12 of cupboard rank.
New faces like Alpesh Thakor could also be inducted later, a celebration functionary informed Hindustan Occasions. Thakor is an OBC chief from Gandhinagar (south) who was the Congress MLA from Radhanpur when he stop to hitch the BJP in 2019.
Others who could also be inducted later are former ministers like Shankar Chaudhary, (well being), Purnesh Modi (roads and transport) and Jitu Vaghani (training).
With enter from PTI