Gujarat government rejigs entire cabinet, appoints 26 new ministers. See full list

The BJP-led Gujarat government on Friday announced a new cabinet with 26 ministers.

The BJP-led Gujarat government on Friday appointed a new cabinet with 26 ministers, including cricket Ravindra Jadeja's wife Rivaba Jadeja. The development comes just a day after the entire cabinet, barring chief minister Bhupendra Patel, submitted its resignation.

Rivaba Jadeja, wife of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019. (X/@imjadeja)

Besides Rivaba Jadeja, Swaroopji Thakor, Pravenkumar Mali, Rushikesh Patel, Darshna Waghela, Kunvarji Bavaliya, Arjun Modhwadia, Parshottam Solanki, Jitendra Waghani, Praful Pansheriya, Harsh Sanghvi and Kanubhai Desai have also become a part of the new cabinet.

A senior BJP leader said that the ministers were told to submit their resignations by Thursday afternoon to give the CM and the party leadership a free hand for what has been described by a party leader as a "strategic reset" ahead of the local body polls and the 2027 state assembly election, HT reported earlier.

Party officials said that the chief minister held a meeting with the ministers after they resigned on Thursday, adding that they have started vacating their offices.

Patel's now-previous council of ministers included eight cabinet-rank ministers, two ministers of state (independent charge) and six ministers of state.

CM Patel had met Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Thursday evening and submitted the list of new ministers. The new cabinet was sworn in on Friday, and BJP's Harsh Sanghavi has been named the new deputy Chief Minister. The portfolios of the other 25 leaders are yet to be announced.

Here's the full list of new Gujarat cabinet ministers:

1. Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel
2. Trikam Bijal Chhanga
3. Swarupji Sardarji Thakor
4. Pravenkumar Mali
5. Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel
6. PC Baranda
7. Darshana M Vaghela
8. Kantratalal Shivalal Amrutia
9. Kunwarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya
10. Rivaba Ravindrasinh Jadeja
11. Arjunbhai Devabhai Modhwadia
12. Dr Pradyuman Vaja
13. Kaushik Kantibhai Vekariya
14. Parshottambhai O. Solanki
15. Jitendrabhai Savjibhai Vaghani
16. Ramanbhai Bhikhabhai Solanki
17. Kamleshbhai Rameshbhai Patel
18. Sanjaysinh Rajaysinh Mahida
19. Rameshbhai Bhurabhai Katara
20. Manisha Rajivbhai Vakil
21. Ishwarsinh Thakorbhai Patel
22. Praful Panseriya
23. Harsh Sanghvi
24. Dr Jayrambhai Chemabhai Gamit
25. Nareshbhai Maganbhai Patel
26. Kanubhai Mohanlal Desai

This is the first major cabinet reshuffle after Bhupendra Patel, who replaced late Vijay Rupani as chief minister in 2021, led the BJP to a landslide victory in the 2022 state assembly polls.