Bhupendra Patel 2.0 Cabinet: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupendra Patel took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar on Monday. The oath ceremony witnessed the attendance of several stalwart leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and others. Among Patel, at least sixteen MLAs also took an oath as a minister in the newly elected Chief Minister's Cabinet.
Here is the list of the ministers who took oath:
- Naresh Patel
- Bachubhai Khabad
- Parshottam Solanki
- Harsh Sanghavi
- Jagdish Vishwakarma
- Rushikesh Patel
- Raghavji Patel
- Balwant Singh Rajput
- Mukeshbhai Zinabhai Patel
- Kanubhai Desai
- Kunwajibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya
- Dr Kuber Dindor
- Bhanuben Babariya
In the just-concluded Gujarat Assembly elections, counting for which was held on December 8, the BJP won a seventh straight term by winning record 156 seats in the 182-member House. The Congress won 17 constituencies and AAP 5.
Patel, 60, resigned as chief minister along with his entire cabinet on Friday to pave the way for the formation of a new government following the election results.
He was elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party on Saturday, following which he met the governor and staked the claim to form the next government. Patel won the Ghatlodia seat with the highest margin of 1.92 lakh votes in the elections.
A low-profile BJP leader and the first from the Kadva Patidar sub-group to become CM, Patel replaced Vijay Rupani in September 2021.
(With inputs from PTI)
