With a major expansion on cards, all ministers in the Gujarat cabinet handed over their resignations to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday. According to officials, new ministers will be sworn in on Friday.
All 16 ministers in the Bhupendra Patel cabinet have handed over their resignations to the chief minister. According to reports, about eight new members are likely to be inducted into the cabinet on Friday.
A senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader had earlier said that nearly half of the present ministers may be replaced. According to the state government, the new cabinet will be sworn in at 11.30am on Friday.
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There were eight cabinet-rank ministers in the Bhupendra Patel cabinet; rest were Ministers of State (MoS). Constitutionally, Gujarat, which has a 182-member assembly, can have 27 ministers or 15 per cent of the total strength of the house.
Bhupendra Patel took oath as Gujarat chief minister for the second time on December 12, 2022. The state will go to polls in 2027.
