Second Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry explained

Cabinet Type:Ministry
Jurisdiction:Gujarat
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:12 December 2022
Government Head:Bhupendrabhai Patel
State Head:Acharya Devvrat
Members Number:16
Total Number:17 (including Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel)
Political Parties:BJP
Legislature Status:¾th Majority
Last Election:2022
Legislature Term:5 Years
Previous:First Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry

Bhupendrabhai Patel had been sworn in as 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat on 12 December 2022, along with 8 Cabinet Rank Ministers, 2 Minister of State with Independent charges and other 6 as Minister of States.[1]

Background

After thumping majority in 2022 Gujarat Legislative assembly election BJP forms majority Government in Gujarat. Incumb Ministers resigns.[2]

On 12 December 2022, Bhupendrabhai Rajikant Patel sworn in as 18th Chief Minister along with 16 other ministers.[3] [4] These include 8 Cabinet ranked ministers, 2 Minister of State with Independ

Council of Ministers

Minister of State

Sources:[5]

Cabinet Spokesperson

No.Minister responsibleTook officeLeft officeParty
1.Kanubhai Desai12 December 2022Incumbent
2.Rushikesh Patel12 December 2022Incumbent
Source:

Demographics of Council of Ministers

DistrictMinistersName of ministers
Kutch
Banaskantha
Patan1Balvantsinh Rajput
Mehsana1Rushikesh Patel
Sabarkantha
Aravalli1Bhikhusinh Parmar
Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad2Bhupendrabhai Patel (Chief Minister)
Jagdish Vishwakarma
Surendranagar
Morbi
Rajkot2Kunwarjibhai Bavaliya
Bhanuben Babariya
Jamnagar1Raghavjibhai Patel
Devbhoomi Dwarka1Mulubhai Bera
Porbanadar
Junagadh
Somnath
Amreli
Bhavnagar1Parshottambhai Solanki
Botad
Anand
Kheda
Mahisagar1Dr. Kuber Dindor
Panchmahal
Dahod1Bachubhai Khabad
Vadodara
Narmada
Bharuch
Surat4Mukesh Patel
Kuvarji Halpati
Praful Pansheriya
Harsh Sanghavi
Tapi
Dang
Navsari
Valsad1Kanubhai Desai
Total17

Outgoing Ministers

These are the Ministers which were part of the First Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry but were not included in the Second Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry. These include

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gujarat's Bhupendra Patel's New Cabinet Has 16 Ministers: Full List . 2022-12-12 . NDTV.com.
  2. Web site: Kukde . Rounak . 2022-12-09 . Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel Resigns, New Cabinet Likely To Take Oath With Him On Dec 12 . 2022-12-15 . news.abplive.com . en.
  3. Web site: Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendrabhai Patel . 2022-12-15 . CMO Gujarat.
  4. Web site: 2022-12-12 . Gujarat CM Swearing-In Live Updates: Bhupendra Patel takes oath as CM for second consecutive term . 2022-12-15 . The Indian Express . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-12-12 . Bhupendra Patel Cabinet: Portfolios allotment to Ministers . 2022-12-15 . DeshGujarat . en-US.