With Bhupendra Patel surprisingly firmly elected on the seat as Gujarat Chief Minister, a new team of young and fresh faces will take oath as the Council of Ministers on Thursday, with the BJP sticking to the “no repeat” principle. The cabinet expansion was delayed by a day, amid the stampede’s talk, as the party decided to drop the Vijay Rupani team and make way for a new crop. As hectic talks broke out, the top leadership jumped in to quell dissent, which would escalate to complex issues as the party prepares for the 2022 elections.
News18 has exclusively accessed the list of ministers who will take oath as part of Patel’s cabinet and as of now, none of the names from the Vijay Rupani team have been repeated. However, some more names are likely to be added to the team.
Here are the new members of Patel’s council and what we know about them so far, according to data from the 2012 and 2017 affidavits of the ADR and Mai leader:
• Naresh Patel, Gandvi: 51 years old, a Class 10 pass-out. He contested from Gandvi in Gujarat in the year 2017 and won. There is no record of any criminal case against him.
• Kanubhai Desai, Pardi: Desai, 61, has a B.Com degree. He also has no record of criminal cases against him.
• Hrishikesh Patel, Visnagar: 56 year old man having Diploma in Civil Engineering. Business and farming are listed as their occupations.
• JV Kakadia, Dhari: A graduate, Dhari is 56 years old and has no criminal case against him.
• Jitu Choudhary, Kaprada: A 48-year-old is listed as a farmer and there are charges against him for voluntarily causing hurt and criminal intimidation.
• Jagdish Panchal, Nikol: Panchal, 66, is a business owner and has assets worth Rs 14 crore.
• Arvind Raiyani, Rajkot: The MLA has completed his education up to class 9 and faces charges related to punishment for voluntarily causing hurt and willful insult with intent to cause breach of the peace.
• Harsh Sanghvi, Majura: 34-year-old Sanghvi has three criminal records and financial liabilities of Rs 6,72,052.
• Raghavji Patel, Jamnagar: The 58-year-old has two declared cases and assets worth Rs 4 crore.
• Mukesh Patel, Olpad: 42 year old farmer and registered as contractor, he has no criminal case against him.
• Nimisha Suthar, Morva Hadaf: Suthar is 29 years old and has a Diploma in Electrical Engineering and Computer cum Program Assistant.
• Dushyant Patel, Bharuch: The 47-year-old has assets worth Rs 3 crore and has no declared cases.
• Gajendra Parmar, Prantij: Parmar, 39, holds a BA (Hindi) degree and has no criminal case against him.
• Brijesh Merja, Morbi: Age 62, Merja is a B.Com from Saurashtra University.
• Pradeep Parmar, Asarwa: 10th class pass, Parmar has assets of Rs 23 lakh and no liabilities.
• Deva Malam, Keshod: Malam has assets worth Rs 5 crore and has declared criminal cases.
• Kiritsingh Rana, Limbdi: Rana is class 10 pass with assets of one crore rupees and no liabilities.
• Arjun Singh Chauhan, Mehmdawad: At the age of 41, Chauhan has assets worth Rs 12 lakh and no criminal case.
• Kuber Dindor, Santrampur: A Professor, Dindor holds a PhD from Sardar Patel University and an MA from LD Arts College, Ahmedabad.
• RC Makwana, Mahuva: 47 year old Makwana is 10th pass and his wife is also a politician.
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