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Second 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]

Second Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry
Ministry of Gujarat
Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Bhupendra Patel (1).jpg
Date formed12 December 2022
People and organisations
Head of stateAcharya Devvrat
Head of governmentBhupendrabhai Patel
No. of ministers16
Total no. of members17 (including Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel)
Member partiesBJP
Status in legislature¾th Majority
Opposition partyINC
History
Outgoing election2022
Legislature term(s)5 Years
PredecessorFirst Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry

BackgroundEdit

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

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

Council of MinistersEdit

Cabinet MinisterEdit

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister

Administration and Administrative Reforms
Training and Planning
Housing and Police Housing
Revenue and Disaster Management
Urban Development and Urban Housing
Panchayats
Roads and Building and Capital
Planning
Mines and Minerals
Pilgrimage Development
Narmada and Kalpsar
Ports
Information and Broadcasting Narcotics and Excise
Science and Technology

Departments not allotted to any Minister		 Bhupendrabhai Patel12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Finance
Energy & Petrochemicals		 Kanubhai Desai12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Industry
Small, Micro and Medium Industries
Kutir, Khadi and Village Industries
Civil Aviation
Labour and Employment		 Balvantsinh Rajput12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Industry
Health
Family Welfare and Medical Education
Higher and Technical Education
Judiciary, Statutory and Parliamentary Affairs		 Rushikesh Patel12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Cattle Breeding
Fisheries
Village Housing and Village Development		 Raghavji Patel12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Water Supply, Water Resource
Food and Civil Supplies		 Kunwarjibhai Bavaliya12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Social Justice and Empowerment
Women and Child Development		 Bhanuben Babariya12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Tourism
Culture
Forest and Environment
Climate Change		 Mulubhai Bera12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Tribal Development
Primary, Secondary and Old-age Education		 Kuber Dindor12 December 2022IncumbentBJP

Minister of State (Independent Charges)Edit

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Sports and Youth Service
Transport
Civil Defence
Home Guard
Gram Rakshak
Prisons
Border Security
Non-Resident Gujarati Development
Voluntary Organisations Coordination		 Harsh Sanghavi12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Cooperation
Salt Industry
Printing and Writing Materials
Protocol		 Jagdish Vishwakarma12 December 2022IncumbentBJP

Minister of StateEdit

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Home
Police Housing
Industry
Cultural Activities		 Harsh Sanghavi12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Micro, Small and Medium Scale Industries
Kutir, Khadi and Rural industries
Civil Aviation		 Jagdish Vishwakarma12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Forest, Environmentand Climate Change
Water Resources and Supply		 Mukeshbhai Zinabhai Patel12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Parliamentary Affairs
Primary, Secondary and Old-age Education
Higher Education		 Praful Pansariya12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Food and Civil Supplies
Social Defence and Empowerment		 Bhikhusinh Parmar12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Panchayat
Agriculture		 Bachubhai Khabad12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Fisheries
Animal Husbandry		 Parshottambhai Odhavjibhai Solanki12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Tribal Development
Rural Development
Labour and Employment		 Kunwarji Halpati12 December 2022IncumbentBJP
Sources
[5]

Cabinet SpokespersonEdit

No. Minister responsible Took office Left office Party
1. Kanubhai Desai 12 December 2022 Incumbent Bhartiya Janata Party
2. Rushikesh Patel 12 December 2022 Incumbent Bhartiya Janata Party
Source
[6]

Demographics of Council of MinistersEdit

Representation of Ministers by district

  Patan (5.9%)
  Mehsana (5.9%)
  Aravalli (5.9%)
  Ahmedabad (11.8%)
  Rajkot (11.8%)
  Jamnagar (5.9%)
  Devbhoomi Dwarka (5.9%)
  Bhavnagar (5.9%)
  Mahisagar (5.9%)
  Dahod (5.9%)
  Surat (23.5%)
  Valsad (5.9%)
District Ministers Name of ministers
Kutch — —
Banaskantha — —
Patan 1 Balvantsinh Rajput
Mehsana 1 Rushikesh Patel
Sabarkantha — —
Aravalli 1 Bhikhusinh Parmar
Gandhinagar — —
Ahmedabad 2 Bhupendrabhai Patel (Chief Minister)
Jagdish Vishwakarma
Surendranagar — —
Morbi — —
Rajkot 2 Kunwarjibhai Bavaliya
Bhanuben Babariya
Jamnagar 1 Raghavjibhai Patel
Devbhoomi Dwarka 1 Mulubhai Bera
Porbanadar — —
Junagadh — —
Somnath — —
Amreli — —
Bhavnagar 1 Parshottambhai Solanki
Botad — —
Anand — —
Kheda — —
Mahisagar 1 Dr. Kuber Dindor
Panchmahal — —
Dahod 1 Bachubhai Khabad
Vadodara — —
Narmada — —
Bharuch — —
Surat 4 Mukesh Patel
Kuvarji Halpati
Praful Pansheriya
Harsh Sanghavi
Tapi — —
Dang — —
Navsari — —
Valsad 1 Kanubhai Desai
Total 17

Outgoing MinistersEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

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