Gujarat Cabinet reshuffle: BJP MLA Harsh Sanghvi named Dy CM, Ravindra Jadeja’s wife MoS

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday, Oct 17, named 19 new ministers in a major cabinet reshuffle in the state government, which included Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba Jadeja and Harsh Sanghvi.The BJP MLA from Surat Harsh Sanghvi took oath as the new Deputy Chief Minister. Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath for all the 25 faces in the council of ministers.The total strength of the council has increased to 26 now, including CM Patel, from the earlier strength of 17.

#WATCH | Gandhinagar | Harsh Sanghavi takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat pic.twitter.com/rJ5fYP4utC
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2025BJP’s Arjun Modhwadia, Jitendra Waghani, Swaroopji Thakor, Pravenkumar Mali, Rushikesh Patel, Darshna Waghela, Kunvarji Bavaliya, Rivaba Jadeja, Parshottam Solanki, Praful Pansheriya, Harsh Sanghvi and Kanubhai Desai are some of the members who are part of the new cabinet.Read more: Over 200 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh’s Abujhmad, CM Vishnu Deo Sai to speak soonThe cabinet restructuring happened two years before the Gujarat Assembly elections in 2027 and a few months before the local body polls.

#WATCH Gandhinagar | Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, CM Bhupendra Patel, and BJP National President & Union Minister JP Nadda arrive at oath ceremony for Cabinet expansion pic.twitter.com/iC6lNX7iTH
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2025All 16 ministers in the cabinet had resigned on Thursday, Oct 16, ahead of the reshuffle. However, the CM did not accept the resignations of six ministers which included Kanubhai Patel, Rushikesh Patel and Kunvarji Bavalia Praful Pansheriya, Purshottam Solanki and Sanghvi.Rivaba Jadeja took oath as a Minister of State, with her husband and cricketer Ravindra Jadeja attending the ceremony with their daughter.

#WATCH | BJP MLA Rivaba Jadeja takes oath as Gujarat Cabinet minister in Gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/mJzv53J2C0
— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2025The CM dropped 10 ministers from the earlier council. The new council has three women against only one in the earlier council.Read more: Bihar Elections 2025: JDU’s Bahubali Anant Singh to RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, check candidates with criminal casesFirst Published: Oct 17, 2025 12:25 PM IST

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