Surat MLA Harsh Sanghavi has taken oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat as part of the cabinet expansion on Friday (October 17). Jitendra Waghani has also taken the oath as a cabinet minister. Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's wife also took the oath as a minister.

Sanghavi, who secured a thumping victory over his AAP rival by a margin of more than 1 lakh votes in the 2022 Assembly election, took oath in the presence of Governor Acharya Devvrat at the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar.

Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath to the 25 cabinet inductees. The cabinet strength stands at 26, including Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

The development comes a day after all 16 ministers, except Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, resigned.

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