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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 | |
| Date formed | 12 December 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Acharya Devvrat |
| Head of government | Bhupendrabhai Patel |
| No. of ministers | 16 |
| Total no. of members | 17 (including Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel) |
| Member parties | BJP |
| Status in legislature | ¾th Majority |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 2022 |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 Years |
| Predecessor | First Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry |
Background edit
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 edit
Cabinet Minister edit
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister Administration and Administrative Reforms | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Finance Energy & Petrochemicals | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Industry Small, Micro and Medium Industries Kutir, Khadi and Village Industries Civil Aviation Labour and Employment | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Industry Health Family Welfare and Medical Education Higher and Technical Education Judiciary, Statutory and Parliamentary Affairs | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Agriculture Animal Husbandry and Cattle Breeding Fisheries Village Housing and Village Development | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Water Supply, Water Resource Food and Civil Supplies | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Social Justice and Empowerment Women and Child Development | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Tourism Culture Forest and Environment Climate Change | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Tribal Development Primary, Secondary and Old-age Education | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
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 | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Cooperation Salt Industry Printing and Writing Materials Protocol | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
Minister of State edit
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Police Housing Industry Cultural Activities | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Micro, Small and Medium Scale Industries Kutir, Khadi and Rural industries Civil Aviation | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Forest, Environmentand Climate Change Water Resources and Supply | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Parliamentary Affairs Primary, Secondary and Old-age Education Higher Education | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Food and Civil Supplies Social Defence and Empowerment | Bhikhusinh Parmar | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | |
| Panchayat Agriculture | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Fisheries Animal Husbandry | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| Tribal Development Rural Development Labour and Employment | Kunwarji Halpati | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | |
- Sources
- [5]
Cabinet Spokesperson edit
| No. | Minister responsible | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kanubhai Desai | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | |
| 2. | Rushikesh Patel | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP | |
- Source
- [6]
Demographics of Council of Ministers edit
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 Ministers edit
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
- Rajendra Trivedi
- Jitu Vaghani
- Purnesh Modi
- Kiritsinh Rana
- Nareshbhai Patel
- Pradip Parmar
- Arjunsinh Chauhan
- Jagdiah Panchal
- Dinesh Parmar
- Jitu Chaudhary
- Manisha Vakil
- Nimisha Suthar
- Arvind Raiyani
- Kiritsinh Vaghela
- Gajendrasinh Parmar
- RC Makwana
- Vinod Moradiya
- Deva Malam
References edit
- ^ "Gujarat's Bhupendra Patel's New Cabinet Has 16 Ministers: Full List". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendrabhai Patel". CMO Gujarat. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bhupendra Patel Cabinet: Portfolios allotment to Ministers". DeshGujarat. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Bhupendra Patel Cabinet Spokesperson", The Hindu