Two days after taking the oath of office, Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani and deputy CM Nitin Patel finally announced portfolios for the new cabinet of 18 other ministers on late Thursday night.
The new cabinet saw some of the key experienced ministers regaining their past portfolios. Among these was Saurabh Patel who bagged finance and energy while Bhupendra Chudasama retained education.
The announcement came after a delay of four hours on Thursday. However, Rupani had attributed the delay in announcement of portfolios to a late approval from party high command who were debating on Triple Talaq bill in Lok Sabha.
Earlier, Saurabh