In a political déjà vu for Gujarat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inducted 21-new members into his council of ministers after all the sitting members of his previous cabinet resigned en masse — echoing a dramatic reset seen four years ago on a turf often described as BJP’s strongest bastion.

Harsh Sanghvi, who was a sitting Minister of State for Home and Sports was the first to take oath was sworn-in as the Deputy Chief Minister. Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath to the new council of ministers which included Rivaba Jadeja, wife of cricketer Ravinder Jadeja. Rivaba who had made an impressive debut into electoral politics from Jamnagar North seat during the 2022 assembly elections was among the 15 sworn-in as a Minister of State (MoS). BJP National President JP Na

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