The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday struck a balance between the Patidars and Other Backward Classes (OBC) while forming the new Cabinet in Gujarat.
The oath of office was administered by Governor O P Kohli to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani's team of 19 ministers, including Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel. Eight took oath as
Cabinet ministers and 10 as ministers of state (MoS).
The party has struck a balance by inducting six ministers each from the Patidar and OBC communities, followed by three from Scheduled Tribes (ST), one Dalit and four from the
general category — two Kshatriyas, one Brahmin and one