Political observers say the BJP expects to make a significant impact ahead of the 2022 state polls with this new-look ministry. The party expects to face the voters with a clean slate. Pic/PTI

After picking Patel, a Patidar community leader as the CM, the BJP has given berth to six Patidars and OBCs each, four from scheduled tribes, three from scheduled castes, two each from among Brahmins and Kshatriyas and one member from the Jain community. Pic/PTI

A party source said there is widespread dissatisfaction over the dropping of senior ministers, who held key posts in the Rupani ministry. Pic/PTI

Bhupendra Patel chaired the first meeting of the Council of Ministers, soon after the swearing-in ceremony. Pic/PTI

Gujarat BJP President C R Patil and former state deputy CM Nitin Patel during swearing-in ceremony of the State Cabinet Ministers, at Raj bhavan in Gandhinagar. Pic/PTI

With the fresh inductions, which include two women, the strength of the ministry led by Patel, a first-term MLA and minister, has gone up to 25. Harsh Sanghvi, Jagdish Panchal, Brijesh Merja, Jitu Choudhary, Manisha Vakil, Kanubhai Desai, Kiritsinh Rana, Naresh Patel, Pradip Parmar, Arjunsinh Chauhan, Jitu Vaghani, Rushikesh Patel, Purnesh Modi, Raghavji Patel, Mukesh Patel, Nimisha Suthar, Arvind Raiyani, Kuber Dindor, Kirtisinh Vaghela, Ganjedra Parmar, Raghvbhai Makwana, Vinod Moradia, Devabhai Malam have been sworn-in as the ministers in Gujarat's cabinet. Pic/PTI