October 17, 2025 :The BJP-led Gujarat government on Friday announced a new cabinet with 26 ministers, including cricket Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba Jadeja. The development comes just a day after the entire cabinet, barring chief minister Bhupendra Patel, submitted its resignation.
Besides Rivaba Jadeja, Swaroopji Thakor, Pravenkumar Mali, Rushikesh Patel, Darshna Waghela, Kunvarji Bavaliya, Arjun Modhwadia, Parshottam Solanki, Jitendra Waghani, Praful Pansheriya, Harsh Sanghvi and Kanubhai Desai have also become a part of the new cabinet.
A senior BJP leader said that the ministers were told to submit their resignations by Thursday afternoon to give the CM and the party leadership a free hand for what has been described by a party leader as a “strategic reset” ahead of the local body polls and the 2027 state assembly election, HT reported earlier.
Party officials said that the chief minister held a meeting with the ministers after they resigned on Thursday, adding that they have started vacating their offices.
Patel’s now-previous council of ministers included eight cabinet-rank ministers, two ministers of state (independent charge) and six ministers of state.
CM Patel had met Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat on Thursday evening and submitted the list of new ministers. The new cabinet is expected to be sworn in around noon on Friday.
Here’s the full list of new Gujarat cabinet ministers:
- Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel
- Trikam Bijal Chhanga
- Swarupji Sardarji Thakor
- Pravenkumar Mali
- Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel
- PC Baranda
- Darshana M Vaghela
- Kantratalal Shivalal Amrutia
- Kunwarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya
- Rivaba Ravindrasinh Jadeja
- Arjunbhai Devabhai Modhwadia
- Dr Pradyuman Vaja
- Kaushik Kantibhai Vekariya
- Parshottambhai O. Solanki
- Jitendrabhai Savjibhai Vaghani
- Ramanbhai Bhikhabhai Solanki
- Kamleshbhai Rameshbhai Patel
- Sanjaysinh Rajaysinh Mahida
- Rameshbhai Bhurabhai Katara
- Manisha Rajivbhai Vakil
- Ishwarsinh Thakorbhai Patel
- Praful Panseriya
- Harsh Sanghvi
- Dr Jayrambhai Chemabhai Gamit
- Nareshbhai Maganbhai Patel
- Kanubhai Mohanlal Desai
This is the first major cabinet reshuffle after Bhupendra Patel, who replaced late Vijay Rupani as chief minister in 2021, led the BJP to a landslide victory in the 2022 state assembly polls.
Additionally, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President JP Nadda will attend the oath-taking ceremony of the new council of ministers, for which all BJP MLAs of the state have also been asked to remain in Gandhinagar.
Summary :
In a major political move, the Gujarat government revamped its entire cabinet, appointing 26 new ministers to strengthen governance and prepare for upcoming state elections.