Gujarat Cabinet Expansion 2025: Here Is The Full List Of New Ministers In Bhupendra Patel's Govt

The Gujarat government, led by the BJP, has announced a new 26-member cabinet, which notably includes Rivaba Jadeja, the wife of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja.

This major cabinet shake-up follows a surprising political move yesterday when all ministers, except Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, tendered their resignations.

Key Inductees and Retained Ministers

The new cabinet features a mix of veteran politicians and new faces.

New faces inducted into the council of ministers include:

Rivaba Jadeja

Arjunbhai Modhwadia

Swarupji Thakor

Praveen Mali

Darshana Vaghela

Trikam Chhang

PC Baranda

Kantilal Amritia

Pradyumna Vaja

Kaushik Vekaria

Ramanbhai Solanki

Kamleshbhai Patel

Sanjay Singh Mahida

Rameshbhai Katara

Manisha Vakil

Ishwar Singh Patel

Jairambhai Gamit

Naresh Patel

Ministers who were retained in the new cabinet are:

Harsh Sanghvi

Kunwarji Bavaliya

Praful Pansheriya

Rushikesh Patel

Parshottam Solanki

Kanubhai Desai

Jitendra Vaghani

Earlier today, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel met with Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat. The CM briefed the Governor on the status of the new Gujarat Cabinet and requested permission to organize the swearing-in ceremony for the new members.

Regarding the resignations, Gujarat Minister Praful Pansheriya confirmed to ANI that his resignation from the previous day was ultimately "not accepted." He emphasized his complete acceptance of any role or decision made by the party's high command.