Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry

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Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry
Ministry of Gujarat
Bhupendra PAtel Sanskrit.jpg
Date formed13 September 2021
People and organisations
Head of stateAcharya Devvrat
Head of governmentBhupendrabhai Patel
No. of ministers24
Total no. of members25
(including CM)
Member partiesBJP
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyINC
Opposition leaderParesh Dhanani
History
Outgoing election2017
Legislature term(s)5 Years
PredecessorSecond Vijay Rupani ministry

Bhupendrabhai Patel had been sworn in as 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat on 13 September 2021. His cabinet includes 10 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state, including five ministers of state with independent charge.

Background[]

On 11 September 2021, Vijay Rupani resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Gujarat.[1] Patel was unanimously elected as the BJP legislative party leader and Chief Minister-elect of Gujarat on 12 September 2021 in the party legislature meeting at Gandhinagar.[2] He sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on 13 September 2021 by Governor Acharya Devvrat.[3] The rest of his cabinet was sworn in on 16 September 2021. The cabinet includes 10 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state, including five ministers of state with independent charge.[4]

Council of Ministers[]

Source:[5]

Cabinet Ministers[]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
Home
General Administration
Information & Broadcast
Industries
Mines & Minerals
Captital Projects
Urban Development & Urban Housing
Narmada & Ports
Departments not allotted to any Minister
Bhupendrabhai Patel13 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of Revenue
Minister of Law & Justice
Minister of Legislative & Parliamentary Affairs
Rajendra Trivedi16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of EducationJitu Vaghani16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of Health & Family Welfare
Minister of Medical Education
Minister of Water Resources & Water Supply
Rushikesh Patel16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of Roads & Building
Minister of Transport
Minister of Civil Aviation
Minister of Tourism & Pilgrimage Development
Purnesh Modi16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of Agriculture & Animal HusbandryRaghavji Patel16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of Finance
Minister of Energy & Petrochemicals
Kanubhai Desai16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of Forest, Environment & Climate ChangeKiritsinh Rana16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of Food & Civil Supplies
Minister of Tribal Development
Nareshbhai Patel16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of Social Justice & EmpowermentPradip Parmar16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of Rural Development & Rural HousingArjunsinh Chauhan16 September 2021Incumbent BJP

Ministers in charge[]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of state (I/C) in Sports, Youth Affairs & Cultural Activities
Minister of state (I/C) in Excise & Prohibition
Minister of state (I/C) in Border Security & Prisons
Minister of state in Home & Police Housing
Minister of state in Disaster Management
Harsh Sanghavi16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of state (I/C) in Cottage Industries
Minister of state (I/C) in Cooperation
Minister of state (I/C) in Salt Industries
Minister of state in Industries
Minister of state in Forest, Environement & Climate Change
Jagdish Panchal16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of state (I/C) in Labour & Employment
Minister of state (I/C) in Panchayats
Minister of state in Rural Development & Rural Housing
Brijesh Merja16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of state (I/C) in Fisheries
Minister of state in Water Resources & Water Supply
Minister of state in Narmada
Jitu Choudhary16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of state (I/C) in Women & Child Development
Minister of state in Social Justice & Empowerment
Manisha Vakil16 September 2021Incumbent BJP

Ministers of state[]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of state in Agriculture
Minister of state in Energy & Petrochemicals
Mukesh Patel16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of state in Health & Family Welfare
Minister of state in Medical Education
Minister of state in Tribal Develpoment
Nimisha Suthar16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of state in Transport
Minister of state in Civil Aviation
Minister of state in Tourism & Pilgrimage Develpoment
Arvind Raiyani16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of state in higher & Technical Education
Minister of state in Legislative & Parliamentary Affairs
Kuberbhai Dindor16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of state in Primary, Secondary & Adult EducationKirtisinh Vaghela16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of state in Food & Civil SuppliesGajendrasinh Parmar16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of state in Social Justice & EmpowermentRC Makwana16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of state in Urban Development & Urban HousingVinod Moradia16 September 2021Incumbent BJP
Minister of state in Animal HusbandryDeva Malam16 September 2021Incumbent BJP

District Wise break up[]

Representation of Ministers by district

  Banaskantha (4%)
  Mehsana (4%)
  Sabarkantha (4%)
  Ahmedabad (12%)
  Surendranagar (4%)
  Morbi (4%)
  Rajkot (4%)
  Jamnagar (4%)
  Junagadh (4%)
  Bhavnagar (4%)
  Kheda (4%)
  Mahisagar (4%)
  Bhavnagar (8%)
  Panchmahal (4%)
  Vadodara (8%)
  Surat (16%)
  Valsad (8%)
  Navsari (4%)
District Ministers Name of ministers
Kutch
Banaskantha 1 Kirtisinh Vaghela
Patan
Mehsana 1 Rushikesh Patel
Sabarkantha 1 Gajendrasinh Parmar
Aravalli
Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad 3 Bhupendrabhai Patel
Jagdish Panchal

Pradip Parmar

Surendranagar 1 Kiritsinh Rana
Morbi 1 Brijesh Merja
Rajkot 1 Arvind Raiyani
Jamnagar 1 Raghavji Patel
Devbhoomi Dwarka
Porbanadar
Junagadh 1 Deva Malam
Somnath
Amreli
Bhavnagar 2 Jitu Vaghani

R. C. Makwana

Botad
Anand
Kheda 1 Arjunsinh Chauhan
Mahisagar 1 Kuberbhai Dindor
Panchmahal 1 Nimisha Suthar
Dahod
Vadodara 2 Rajendra Trivedi

Manisha Vakil

Narmada
Bharuch
Surat 4 Purnesh Modi

Harsh Sanghavi

Mukesh Patel

Vinod Moradia

Tapi
Dang
Navsari 1 Nareshbhai Patel
Valsad 2 Kanubhai Desai

Jitu Choudhary

Total 25

References[]

  1. ^ "After Vijay Rupani Stunner, BJP In a Huddle; New Guj CM to Take Oath Monday?". News18. 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  2. ^ "BJP MLA Bhupendra Patel named new Gujarat chief minister". The Times of India. 2021-09-12. Retrieved 2021-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Bhupendra Patel Oath Ceremony: Bhupendra Patel takes oath as 17th chief minister of Gujarat | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Gujarat Cabinet: Portfolios announced". Mint. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  5. ^ "24 ministers inducted in Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel's cabinet. Check portfolios". Hindustan Times. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
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