Gujarat Cabinet reshuffle: Harsh Sanghavi returns, Rivaba Jadeja opens innings in state ministry

Gujarat Cabinet Reshuffle: Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath to office to the ministers.

• By: Express Web Desk
• Updated: October 17, 2025 02:20 PM IST
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Governor Acharya Devvrat administers the oath to office.

Gujarat Cabinet reshuffle: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s Cabinet saw a major rejig after a day of suspense in Gujarat. Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath to office to the ministers. BJP National President and Union Minister JP Nadda arrive attended the oath ceremony for the Gujarat Cabinet expansion.

A total of 21 MLAs took oath as ministers, of whom two returned as ministers from the previous Cabinet of Bhupendra Patel.

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Gujarat ministers who took oath in new Cabinet

Returning ministers

1. Harsh Sanghavi (Majur constituency)
2. Praful Pansheriya (Kamrej)

New faces

1. Jitendra Vaghani (Bhavnagar West)
2. Naresh Patel (Gandevi)
3. Arjun Modhwadia (Porbandar)
4. Pradyuman Vaja (Kodinar)
5. Raman Solanki (Borsad)
6. Ishwarsinh Patel (Ankleshwar)
7. Manisha Vakil (Vadodara City)
8. Kantilal Amrutiya (Morbi)
9. Ramesh Katara (Fatepura)
10. Darshana Vaghela (Asarwa)
11. Kaushik Vekariya (Amreli)
12. Pravin Kumar Mali (Deesa)
13. Jayram Gamit (Nizar)
14. Trikam Chhanga (Anjar)
15. Kamlesh Patel (Petlad)
16. Sanjaysinh Mahida (Mahudha)
17. Punamchand Chanabhai Baranda (Bhiloda)
18. Swarup Thakor (Vav)
19. Rivaba Jadeja (Jamnagar North)

 

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