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'''Bhupendrabhai Patel''' had been sworn in as 17th [[List of chief ministers of Gujarat|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.
'''Bhupendrabhai Patel''' was sworn in as 17th [[List of chief ministers of Gujarat|Chief Minister of Gujarat]] on 13 September 2021. His first cabinet included 10 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state, including five ministers of state with independent charge.


==Background==
==Background==
On 11 September 2021, [[Vijay Rupani]] resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Gujarat.<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-09-11|title=After Vijay Rupani Stunner, BJP In a Huddle; New Guj CM to Take Oath Monday?|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/after-vijay-rupani-stunner-bjp-goes-into-a-huddle-to-choose-new-gujarat-cm-4191893.html|access-date=2021-09-16|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=2021-09-12|title=BJP MLA Bhupendra Patel named new Gujarat chief minister|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-mla-bhupendra-patel-named-new-gujarat-chief-minister/articleshow/86138067.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on 13 September 2021 by Governor [[Acharya Devvrat]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-09-14|title=Bhupendra Patel Oath Ceremony: Bhupendra Patel takes oath as 17th chief minister of Gujarat {{!}} Ahmedabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/bhupendra-patel-takes-oath-as-17th-chief-minister-of-gujarat/articleshow/86164154.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-17|website=The Times of India}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-09-16|title=Gujarat Cabinet: Portfolios announced|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/gujarat-cabinet-24-ministers-sworn-in-full-list-here-11631783701491.html|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Mint|language=en}}</ref>
On 11 September 2021, [[Vijay Rupani]] resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Gujarat.<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-09-11|title=After Vijay Rupani Stunner, BJP In a Huddle; New Guj CM to Take Oath Monday?|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/after-vijay-rupani-stunner-bjp-goes-into-a-huddle-to-choose-new-gujarat-cm-4191893.html|access-date=2021-09-16|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=2021-09-12|title=BJP MLA Bhupendra Patel named new Gujarat chief minister|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-mla-bhupendra-patel-named-new-gujarat-chief-minister/articleshow/86138067.cms|access-date=2021-09-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat on 13 September 2021 by Governor [[Acharya Devvrat]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-09-14|title=Bhupendra Patel Oath Ceremony: Bhupendra Patel takes oath as 17th chief minister of Gujarat {{!}} Ahmedabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/bhupendra-patel-takes-oath-as-17th-chief-minister-of-gujarat/articleshow/86164154.cms|access-date=2021-09-17|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The rest of his cabinet was sworn in on 16 September 2021. The cabinet included 10 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state, including five ministers of state with independent charge.<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-09-16|title=Gujarat Cabinet: Portfolios announced|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/gujarat-cabinet-24-ministers-sworn-in-full-list-here-11631783701491.html|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Mint|language=en}}</ref> It was followed by the [[second Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry]] on 12 December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-12 |title=Gujarat CM Swearing-In Live Updates: Bhupendra Patel takes oath as CM for second consecutive term |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/gujarat-chief-minister-cm-bhupendra-patel-swearing-in-ceremony-live-updates-bjp-modi-shah-gandhinagar-8319328/ |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>


==Council of Ministers==
==Council of Ministers==
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  | title                  = [[List of chief ministers of Gujarat|'''Chief Minister''']]<br/>Home<br/>General Administration<br/>Information & Broadcast<br/>Industries<br/>Mines & Minerals<br/>Captital Projects<br/>Urban Development & Urban Housing<br/>Narmada & Ports<br/>'''Departments not allotted to any Minister'''
  | title                  = [[List of chief ministers of Gujarat|'''Chief Minister''']]<br/>Home<br/>General Administration<br/>Information & Broadcast<br/>Industries<br/>Mines & Minerals<br/>Capital Projects<br/>Urban Development & Urban Housing<br/>Narmada & Ports<br/>'''Departments not allotted to any Minister'''
  | minister1              = [[Bhupendrabhai Patel]]
  | minister1              = [[Bhupendrabhai Patel]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 September 2021
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 September 2021
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  | title                  = Minister of Food & Civil Supplies<br/>Minister of Tribal Development
  | title                  = Minister of Food & Civil Supplies<br/>Minister of Tribal Development
  | minister1              = Nareshbhai Patel
  | minister1              = [[ Naresh Patel|Nareshbhai Patel]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 16 September 2021
  | minister1_termstart    = 16 September 2021
  | minister1_termend      =  
  | minister1_termend      =  
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  | minister1              = [[Pradip Parmar]]
  | minister1              = [[Pradip Parmar]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 16 September 2021
  | minister1_termstart    = 16 September 2021
  | minister1_termend      =  
  | minister1_termend      = 2022
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  | title                  = Minister of Rural |Development & Rural Housing
  | title                  = Minister of Rural |Development & Rural Housing
  | minister1              = Arjunsinh Chauhan
  | minister1              = [[Arjunsinh Udesinh Chauhan|Arjunsinh Chauhan]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 16 September 2021
  | minister1_termstart    = 16 September 2021
  | minister1_termend      =  
  | minister1_termend      = 2022
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
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  | title                  = Minister of state (I/C) in Fisheries<br/>Minister of state in Water Resources & Water Supply<br/>Minister of state in Narmada
  | title                  = Minister of state (I/C) in Fisheries<br/>Minister of state in Water Resources & Water Supply<br/>Minister of state in Narmada
  | minister1              = Jitu Choudhary
  | minister1              = [[Jitubhai Chaudhary|Jitu Choudhary]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 16 September 2021
  | minister1_termstart    = 16 September 2021
  | minister1_termend      =  
  | minister1_termend      =  
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=== Ministers of state ===
=== Ministers of state ===
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  | title                  = Minister of state in higher & Technical Education<br/>Minister of state in Legislative & Parliamentary Affairs   
  | title                  = Minister of state in higher & Technical Education<br/>Minister of state in Legislative & Parliamentary Affairs   
  | minister1              = Kuberbhai Dindor
  | minister1              = [[Kuber Dindor|Kuberbhai Dindor]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 16 September 2021
  | minister1_termstart    = 16 September 2021
  | minister1_termend      =  
  | minister1_termend      =  
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  | title                  = Minister of state in Social Justice & Empowerment
  | title                  = Minister of state in Social Justice & Empowerment
  | minister1              = RC Makwana
  | minister1              = [[Raghavbhai Makwana]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 16 September 2021
  | minister1_termstart    = 16 September 2021
  | minister1_termend      =  
  | minister1_termend      =  
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Source:<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-09-16|title=24 ministers inducted in Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel's cabinet. Check portfolios|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/24-ministers-take-oath-in-gujarat-cm-bhupendra-patel-s-cabinet-check-portfolios-101631792886866.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
Source:<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-09-16|title=24 ministers inducted in Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel's cabinet. Check portfolios|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/24-ministers-take-oath-in-gujarat-cm-bhupendra-patel-s-cabinet-check-portfolios-101631792886866.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
===District Wise break up===
 
===District breakdown===
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|Kanubhai Desai
|Kanubhai Desai
Jitu Choudhary
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Latest revision as of 23:30, 13 December 2025


First Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry
Ministry of Gujarat
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Date formed13 September 2021
Date dissolved12 December 2022
People and organisations
Head of stateAcharya Devvrat
Head of governmentBhupendrabhai Patel
No. of ministers24
Total no. of members25
(including Chief Minister)
Member partiesBJP
Status in legislatureMajority
Opposition partyINC
Opposition leaderParesh Dhanani
History
Outgoing election2017
Legislature term(s)5 Years
PredecessorSecond Vijay Rupani ministry
SuccessorSecond Bhupendrabhai Patel Ministry

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

Background[edit | edit source]

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 was 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 included 10 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state, including five ministers of state with independent charge.[4] It was followed by the second Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry on 12 December 2022.[5]

Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
Home
General Administration
Information & Broadcast
Industries
Mines & Minerals
Capital Projects
Urban Development & Urban Housing
Narmada & Ports
Departments not allotted to any Minister
 Bhupendrabhai Patel13 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of Revenue
Minister of Law & Justice
Minister of Legislative & Parliamentary Affairs
 Rajendra Trivedi16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of Education Jitu Vaghani16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of Health & Family Welfare
Minister of Medical Education
Minister of Water Resources & Water Supply
 Rushikesh Patel16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of Roads & Building
Minister of Transport
Minister of Civil Aviation
Minister of Tourism & Pilgrimage Development
 Purnesh Modi16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of Agriculture & Animal Husbandry Raghavji Patel16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of Finance
Minister of Energy & Petrochemicals
 Kanubhai Desai16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of Forest, Environment & Climate Change Kiritsinh Rana16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of Food & Civil Supplies
Minister of Tribal Development
 Nareshbhai Patel16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Pradip Parmar16 September 20212022BJP
Minister of Rural Arjunsinh Chauhan16 September 20212022BJP

Ministers in charge[edit | edit source]

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 2021IncumbentBJP
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, Environment & Climate Change
 Jagdish Vishwakarma16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
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 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of state (I/C) in Fisheries
Minister of state in Water Resources & Water Supply
Minister of state in Narmada
 Jitu Choudhary16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of state (I/C) in Women & Child Development
Minister of state in Social Justice & Empowerment
 Manisha Vakil16 September 2021IncumbentBJP

Ministers of state[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of state in Agriculture
Minister of state in Energy & Petrochemicals
 Mukesh Patel16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of state in Health & Family Welfare
Minister of state in Medical Education
Minister of state in Tribal Development
 Nimisha Suthar16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of state in Transport
Minister of state in Civil Aviation
Minister of state in Tourism & Pilgrimage Development
 Arvind Raiyani16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of state in higher & Technical Education
Minister of state in Legislative & Parliamentary Affairs
 Kuberbhai Dindor16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of state in Primary, Secondary & Adult Education Kirtisinh Vaghela16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of state in Food & Civil Supplies Gajendrasinh Parmar16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of state in Social Justice & Empowerment Raghavbhai Makwana16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of state in Urban Development & Urban Housing Vinod Moradia16 September 2021IncumbentBJP
Minister of state in Animal Husbandry Deva Malam16 September 2021IncumbentBJP

Source:[6]

District breakdown[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

  1. "After Vijay Rupani Stunner, BJP In a Huddle; New Guj CM to Take Oath Monday?". News18. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. "BJP MLA Bhupendra Patel named new Gujarat chief minister". The Times of India. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. "Bhupendra Patel Oath Ceremony: Bhupendra Patel takes oath as 17th chief minister of Gujarat | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. "Gujarat Cabinet: Portfolios announced". Mint. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. "Gujarat CM Swearing-In Live Updates: Bhupendra Patel takes oath as CM for second consecutive term". The Indian Express. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  6. "24 ministers inducted in Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel's cabinet. Check portfolios". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.