Gujarat gets brand new govt under CM Bhupendra Patel: Full list of ministers

The Gujarat government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, has got a new avatar with the induction of 24 fresh faces in the cabinet. No minister from the earlier Vijay Rupani-led ministry was inducted in the new team.

First-term MLA Bhupendra Patel was sworn in Gujarat chief minister on Monday (September 13)  after Vijay Rupani’s surprise exit from the post, a year ahead of the Assembly polls. Patel’s elevation to the coveted post is being attributed to his closeness to former Gujarat chief minister and current Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel.

NEW MINISTERS IN GUJARAT GOVT: FULL LIST

Cabinet Ministers                Portfolio

Rajendra Trivedi   -                        Revenue 

Jitu Vaghani        -                          Education 

Rushikesh Patel 

Purnesh Modi 

Raghavji Patel -                             Agriculture

Kanubhai Desai -                           Finance, Power

Kiritsinh Rana 

Naresh Patel 

Pradip Parmar 

Arjunsinh Chauhan

Minister of State

Harsh Sanghvi                                           Home

Manisha Vakil 

Represents Vadodara City constituency in Gujarat Assembly. Holds M.A., B.Ed. (English Literature) degrees. Reading book is her favourite hobby.

Jagdeesh Panchal 

Jagdeesh Panchal is an MLA from Nikol seat. He has done MBA in Marketing (Certificate Course). Reading, swimming, playing badminton and social service are among his hobbies.

Brijesh Merja

Jitu Chaudhary

A leader from the tribal community in Valsad district, he also belongs to the crop of BJP MLAs who were earlier in the Congress and subsequently won Assembly by-elections as ruling party candidates. Chaudhary has won three-times from the Kaprada Assembly seat. He resigned from the Congress in 2020 ahead of the Rajya Sabha election.

Mukesh Patel

Nimisha Suthar

Arvind Raiyani

Kirti Singh Jhala

Jhala represents Kankrej Assembly seat. He is Pradesh Vice President, Kisan Morcho, Bharatiya Janata Party; Pradesh Secretary, Kisan Morcho, BJP; District Secretary General,  Kisan Morcho, BJP, Banaskantha; Secretary General, BJP Kankrej Taluka; President, Youth Front BJP, Kankrej Taluka; Booth President, Khariya Village, Taluka Kankrej, BJP. Has held various positions as a founding activist of BJP. His hobbies include writing, reading music and travelling

Vinubhai Moradiya​

Corporator, Surat Municipal Corporation, 2005-10, 2010-15 and since 2015; Chairman, Town Planning Committee, Surat Municipal Corporation; Member, Akhand Anand Credit Society Ltd.

Gajendra Singh Parmar

Aasi Makwana 

Naresh Patel

A first-term MLA, the 53-year-old is also the president of BJP's Navsari district. His assembly segment falls under the Navsari Lok Sabha constituency represented by state BJP president CR Paatil.

Pradeep Parmar

A first-time MLA, Parmar rose from being a booth-level worker to an MLA and he is now a cabinet minister. The 57-year-old's dedication to the party since the last more than three decades has paid off.