# Government of Gujarat

The Government of Gujarat, also known as Gujarat Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Gujarat and its 33 districts. It consists of an executive of the legislators appointed by the Governor of Gujarat, a judiciary and of a publicly elected legislative body.
Like other states in India, the head of state of Gujarat is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central (Union) government. The governor's role is largely ceremonial, but the governor considers the legislative composition and appoints the Chief Minister, who is the main head of government, as chair of the Council of Ministers of Gujarat and is vested, in some instances alone but as to most executive powers by Council consensus with virtually all of the executive powers.
Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, houses the relevant Vidhan Sabha (also known as the Gujarat Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The Gujarat High Court in Ahmedabad, has jurisdiction over the state as to state laws.
The present legislative assembly is unicameral, consisting of 182 Members of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.As). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

## Legislature

The Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat, in the state capital Gandhinagar. Presently, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from single-member constituencies (seats). It has a term of 5 years unless it is dissolved sooner. 13 constituencies are reserved for scheduled castes and 27 constituencies for scheduled tribes. From its majority party group or by way of a grand coalition cabinet of its prominent members, the state's Executive namely the Government of Gujarat is formed.

## Administration and Local governments

Local governments function at the basic level. It is the third level of government apart from union and state governments. It consists of panchayats in rural areas and municipalities in urban areas. They are elected directly or indirectly by the people. "Structurally Gujarat is divided into districts (Zila), Prant (subdivisions), Taluka (blocks) & villages. The state is divided into 33 districts, 122 prants, 248 talukas. There are 08 municipal corporations, 156 municipalities and 14,273 Panchayats, for administrative purposes.'
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| Taluka (Block/Tehsil) | Taluka (Block/Tehsil) | Taluka (Block/Tehsil) | Taluka (Block/Tehsil) | Taluka (Block/Tehsil) | Taluka (Block/Tehsil) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wards | Wards | Wards | Wards | Wards | Wards |

## Institutes

* Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management, Ahmedabad is an autonomous university established by Government of Gujarat.

## State Public Sector Undertakings

* Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited
* Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited

## Executive
### Cabinet Minister

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Chief Minister Administration and Administrative Reforms Training and Planning Housing and Police Housing Revenue and Disaster Management Urban Development and Urban Housing Panchayats Roads and Building and Capital Planning Mines and Minerals Pilgrimage Development Narmada and Kalpsar Ports Information and Broadcasting Narcotics and Excise Science and Technology Departments not allotted to any Minister | Bhupendrabhai Patel | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Finance Energy & Petrochemicals | Kanubhai Desai | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Industry Small, Micro and Medium Industries Kutir, Khadi and Village Industries Civil Aviation Labour and Employment | Balvantsinh Rajput | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Industry Health Family Welfare and Medical Education Higher and Technical Education Judiciary, Statutory and Parliamentary Affairs | Rushikesh Patel | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Agriculture Animal Husbandry and Cattle Breeding Fisheries Village Housing and Village Development | Raghavji Patel | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Water Supply, Water Resource Food and Civil Supplies | Kunwarjibhai Bavaliya | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Social Justice and Empowerment Women and Child Development | Bhanuben Babariya | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Tourism Culture Forest and Environment Climate Change | Mulubhai Bera | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Tribal Development Primary, Secondary and Old-age Education | Kuber Dindor | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |

### Minister of State (Independent Charges)

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Party |
| Sports and Youth Service Transport Civil Defence Home Guard Gram Rakshak Prisons Border Security Non-Resident Gujarati Development Voluntary Organisations Coordination | Harsh Sanghavi | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | | BJP |
| Cooperation Salt Industry Printing and Writing Materials Protocol | Jagdish Vishwakarma | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | | BJP |

### Minister of State

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Home Police Housing Industry Cultural Activities | Harsh Sanghavi | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Micro, Small and Medium Scale Industries Kutir, Khadi and Rural industries Civil Aviation | Jagdish Vishwakarma | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Forest, Environmentand Climate Change Water Resources and Supply | Mukeshbhai Zinabhai Patel | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Parliamentary Affairs Primary, Secondary and Old-age Education Higher Education | Praful Pansariya | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Food and Civil Supplies Social Defence and Empowerment | Bhikhusinh Parmar | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Panchayat Agriculture | Bachubhai Khabad | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Fisheries Animal Husbandry | Parshottambhai Odhavjibhai Solanki | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Tribal Development Rural Development Labour and Employment | Kunwarji Halpati | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | BJP |

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## Prime ministers of Kathiawar/Saurashtra (1948-50)

| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Assembly (election) | Party | Party |
| 1 | | U. N. Dhebar | Upleta | 15 February 1948 | 26 January 1950 | 1 year, 345 days | Interim | Indian National Congress | |

## Chief ministers of Saurashtra (1950-56)

| No | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Assembly (election) | Party |
| 1 | U. N. Dhebar | Upleta | 26 January 1950 | 19 December 1954 | 4 years, 327 days | Interim | Indian National Congress |
| 1 | U. N. Dhebar | Upleta | 26 January 1950 | 19 December 1954 | 4 years, 327 days | 2nd (1952 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Rasiklal Parikh | | 19 December 1954 | 31 October 1956 | 1 year, 317 days | 2nd (1952 election) | Indian National Congress |

## Chief ministers of Gujarat

| No | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Assembly (election) | Party |
| 1 | Jivraj Mehta | Amreli | 1 May 1960 | 3 March 1962 | 2 years, 300 days | 1st/Interim (1957 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 1 | Jivraj Mehta | Amreli | 3 March 1962 | 25 February 1963 | 2 years, 300 days | 2nd (1962 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Balwantrai Mehta | Bhavnagar | 25 February 1963 | 19 September 1965 | 2 years, 206 days | 2nd (1962 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Hitendra Desai | Olpad | 19 September 1965 | 3 April 1967 | 5 years, 236 days | 2nd (1962 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Hitendra Desai | Olpad | 3 April 1967 | 12 November 1969 | 5 years, 236 days | 3rd (1967 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Hitendra Desai | Olpad | 12 November 1969 | 13 May 1971 | 5 years, 236 days | 3rd (1967 election) | Indian National Congress (O) |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 13 May 1971 | 17 March 1972 | 309 days | Dissolved | N/A |
| 4 | Ghanshyam Oza | Dahegam | 17 March 1972 | 17 July 1973 | 1 year, 122 days | 4th (1972 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Chimanbhai Patel | Sankheda | 17 July 1973 | 9 February 1974 | 207 days | 4th (1972 election) | Indian National Congress |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 9 February 1974 | 18 June 1975 | 1 year, 129 days | Dissolved | N/A |
| 6 | Babubhai Patel | Sabarmati | 18 June 1975 | 12 March 1976 | 268 days | 5th (1975 election) | Indian National Congress (O) |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 12 March 1976 | 24 December 1976 | 287 days | 5th (1975 election) | N/A |
| 7 | Madhav Singh Solanki | Bhadran | 24 December 1976 | 11 April 1977 | 108 days | 5th (1975 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (6) | Babubhai Patel | Sabarmati | 11 April 1977 | 17 February 1980 | 2 years, 312 days | 5th (1975 election) | Janata Party |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 17 February 1980 | 7 June 1980 | 111 days | | N/A |
| (7) | Madhav Singh Solanki | Bhadran | 7 June 1980 | 10 March 1985 | 5 years, 29 days | 6th (1980 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (7) | Madhav Singh Solanki | Bhadran | 11 March 1985 | 6 July 1985 | 5 years, 29 days | 7th (1985 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Amarsinh Chaudhary | Vyara | 6 July 1985 | 10 December 1989 | 4 years, 157 days | 7th (1985 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (7) | Madhav Singh Solanki | Bhadran | 10 December 1989 | 4 March 1990 | 84 days | 7th (1985 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (5) | Chimanbhai Patel | Sankheda | 4 March 1990 | 25 October 1990 | 3 years, 350 days | 8th (1990 election) | Janata Dal |
| (5) | Chimanbhai Patel | Sankheda | 25 October 1990 | 17 February 1994 | 3 years, 350 days | 8th (1990 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Chhabildas Mehta | Mahuva | 17 February 1994 | 14 March 1995 | 1 year, 25 days | 8th (1990 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Keshubhai Patel | Visavadar | 14 March 1995 | 21 October 1995 | 221 days | 9th (1995 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 11 | Suresh Mehta | Mandvi | 21 October 1995 | 19 September 1996 | 334 days | 9th (1995 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| – | Vacant (President's rule) | N/A | 19 September 1996 | 23 October 1996 | 34 days | 9th (1995 election) | N/A |
| 12 | Shankersinh Vaghela | Radhanpur | 23 October 1996 | 28 October 1997 | 1 year, 5 days | 9th (1995 election) | Rashtriya Janata Party |
| 13 | Dilip Parikh | Dhandhuka | 28 October 1997 | 4 March 1998 | 127 days | 9th (1995 election) | Rashtriya Janata Party |
| (10) | Keshubhai Patel | Visavadar | 4 March 1998 | 7 October 2001 | 3 years, 217 days | 10th (1998 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 14 | Narendra Modi | Rajkot West | 7 October 2001 | 22 December 2002 | 12 years, 227 days | 10th (1998 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 14 | Narendra Modi | Maninagar | 22 December 2002 | 22 December 2007 | 12 years, 227 days | 11th (2002 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 14 | Narendra Modi | Maninagar | 23 December 2007 | 20 December 2012 | 12 years, 227 days | 12th (2007 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 14 | Narendra Modi | Maninagar | 20 December 2012 | 22 May 2014 | 12 years, 227 days | 13th (2012 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 15 | Anandiben Patel | Ghatlodia | 22 May 2014 | 7 August 2016 | 2 years, 77 days | 13th (2012 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 16 | Vijay Rupani | Rajkot West | 7 August 2016 | 26 December 2017 | 5 years, 37 days | 13th (2012 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 16 | Vijay Rupani | Rajkot West | 26 December 2017 | 13 September 2021 | 5 years, 37 days | 14th (2017 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 17 | Bhupendrabhai Patel | Ghatlodia | 13 September 2021 | 12 December 2022 | 3 years, 180 days | 14th (2017 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 17 | Bhupendrabhai Patel | Ghatlodia | 12 December 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 180 days | 15th (2022 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |