Second Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry

Second Bhupendrabhai Patel ministry
Ministry of Gujarat
Date formed12 December 2022
People and organisations
Head of stateAcharya Devvrat
Head of governmentBhupendrabhai Patel
No. of ministers16
Total no. of members17 (including Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel)
Member partiesBJP
Status in legislature¾th Majority
History
Outgoing election2022
Legislature term(s)5 Years
PredecessorFirst 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]

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
Training and Planning
Housing and Police Housing
Revenue and Disaster Management
Urban Development and Urban Housing
Panchayats
Roads and Building and Capital
Planning
Mines and Minerals
Pilgrimage Development
Narmada and Kalpsar
Ports
Information and Broadcasting Narcotics and Excise
Science and Technology

Departments not allotted to any Minister		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Finance
Energy & Petrochemicals		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Industry
Small, Micro and Medium Industries
Kutir, Khadi and Village Industries
Civil Aviation
Labour and Employment		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Industry
Health
Family Welfare and Medical Education
Higher and Technical Education
Judiciary, Statutory and Parliamentary Affairs		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry and Cattle Breeding
Fisheries
Village Housing and Village Development		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Water Supply, Water Resource
Food and Civil Supplies		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Social Justice and Empowerment
Women and Child Development		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Tourism
Culture
Forest and Environment
Climate Change		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Tribal Development
Primary, Secondary and Old-age Education		12 December 2022Incumbent 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 2022Incumbent BJP
Cooperation
Salt Industry
Printing and Writing Materials
Protocol		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP

Minister of State[edit]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Home
Police Housing
Industry
Cultural Activities		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Micro, Small and Medium Scale Industries
Kutir, Khadi and Rural industries
Civil Aviation		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Forest, Environmentand Climate Change
Water Resources and Supply		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Parliamentary Affairs
Primary, Secondary and Old-age Education
Higher Education		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Food and Civil Supplies
Social Defence and Empowerment		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Panchayat
Agriculture		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Fisheries
Animal Husbandry		12 December 2022Incumbent BJP
Tribal Development
Rural Development
Labour and Employment		12 December 2022Incumbent 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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gujarat's Bhupendra Patel's New Cabinet Has 16 Ministers: Full List". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendrabhai Patel". CMO Gujarat. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Bhupendra Patel Cabinet: Portfolios allotment to Ministers". DeshGujarat. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  6. ^ "Bhupendra Patel Cabinet Spokesperson", The Hindu
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