Overview
- All ministers except Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel have submitted resignations to enable a broad reconstitution of the government.
- The new council of ministers is slated to be sworn in at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 17 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, with Governor Acharya Devvrat administering the oaths.
- Union leaders Amit Shah and J.P. Nadda are expected to attend the ceremony, according to party and state arrangements reported by local media.
- Party sources said the list of incoming ministers is likely to be announced late Thursday or Friday morning, with significant changes anticipated.
- The overhaul comes about three years into the current term and shortly before statewide local-body polls, with officials confirming extensive security and ceremonial preparations.