All 16 Ministers Of Gujarat Cabinet, Except CM, Resign Ahead Of Tomorrow's Expansion

The mass resignation, initiated by BJP state president Jagdish Vishwakarma, followed a meeting where ministers collectively decided to step down. A swearing-in ceremony for the new cabinet is scheduled for Friday.

Gujarat's entire cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, resigned ahead of a planned expansion.

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All 16 ministers in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Gujarat Government have resigned, submitting their resignations to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday, ahead of tomorrow's cabinet expansion. 

The mass resignation followed a crucial meeting at Patel’s residence earlier in the day. Prior to submitting their resignations, all ministers met with the chief minister. Sources confirmed that the resignations of all ministers, except Patel himself, have been accepted.

The ministers’ resignations will now be formally handed over to the state governor. All resignations were pre-prepared and signed, with no additional instructions given.

The process for expanding the state cabinet has now entered its final stage. The move began with BJP state president Jagdish Vishwakarma tendering his resignation, after which the remaining ministers submitted theirs in quick succession. Vishwakarma had instructed all ministers to submit their resignations.

Interestingly, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel did not request the resignations. During the afternoon meeting at his residence, the ministers collectively decided to resign. With this decision, all eyes are now on the announcement of the new cabinet. The swearing-in ceremony for the new ministers is scheduled for Friday, 17 October, at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.

List of Resigning Gujarat Ministers and Their Portfolios:

Kanubhai Desai – Finance, Energy & Petrochemicals (Pardi)

Balwantsinh Rajput – Industries, Labour & Employment (Siddhpur)

Rishikesh Patel – Health, Family Welfare & Higher Education (Visnagar)

Raghavji Patel – Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries (Jamnagar Rural)

Kunwarjibhai Bavaliya – Water Supply & Civil Supplies (Jasdan)

Bhanuben Babariya – Social Justice & Women and Child Development (Rajkot Rural)

Mulubhai Bera – Tourism, Forest & Environment (Khambhaliya)

Kuber Dindor – Education & Tribal Development (Santrampur ST)

Naresh Patel – Gandevi

Bacchubhai Khabad – Devgarh Baria

Parsottam Solanki – Bhavnagar Rural

Harsh Sanghvi – Majura

Jagdish Vishwakarma – Nikol

Mukeshbhai Zinabhai Patel – Olpad

Kunwarjibhai Halpati – Mandvi (ST)

Bhikubhai Chatur Singh Parmar – Modasa