Following the swearing-in ceremony, the newly formed Gujarat cabinet held its first meeting on Friday evening, where Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and his team were assigned portfolios.
Key allocations:
Bhupendra Patel (CM): General Administration, Revenue, Roads & Buildings, Narmada, Mines, Ports, Information & Broadcasting, and other unassigned departments
Harsh Sanghavi (Deputy CM): Home, Law & Justice, Transport, Prohibition & Excise, Sports, Youth & Cultural Affairs, Industries, Tourism, and Civil Aviation
Kanu Desai: Finance, Urban Development & Housing
Jitendra Vaghani: Agriculture, Cooperation, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Cow Breeding
Rushikesh Patel: Energy, Petrochemicals, Panchayat & Rural Housing, Legislative & Parliamentary Affairs
Kunvarji Bavaliya: Labour, Skill Development, Employment & Rural Development
Naresh Patel: Tribal Development, Khadi, Cottage & Rural Industries
Arjun Modhwadia: Forests, Environment, Climate Change, Science & Technology
Dr. Pradyuman Vaja: Social Justice & Empowerment, Education (Primary to Technical)
Raman Solanki: Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs
Other ministers of state have been assigned departments including Water Resources, Health, Women & Child Development, and Education.
With Harsh Sanghavi elevated to Deputy Chief Minister, the new cabinet comprises the CM, one deputy CM, eight cabinet ministers, three ministers of state with independent charge, and thirteen ministers of state.
The first cabinet meeting in Gandhinagar marked the start of the new administrative setup, with officials beginning updates to ministerial offices and nameplates.