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Gujarat confidential: Disquieting Quiet

As suspense rose around who all would take oath in the new cabinet of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on Friday – the discussion centred around “which camp” would get weightage.

By: Express News Service
Ahmedabad | October 17, 2025 05:21 AM IST

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An MLA from Saurashtra, whose family member has been a minister, and who was also in the list of hopefuls, said, “who knows, it is the party that will decide. We have not been told anything”.

As suspense rose around who all would take oath in the new cabinet of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on Friday – the discussion centred around “which camp” would get weightage. The outgoing ministry was seen as having more members from South Gujarat with at least five berths in the 16-member cabinet going to this region. An MLA from Saurashtra, whose family member has been a minister, and who was also in the list of hopefuls, said, “who knows, it is the party that will decide. We have not been told anything”.

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