Is it Vikas, youth or is it Caste and communities that dominate the Cabinet formations in Gujarat?
Vibes of India analyses the caste, community factor in the Vijay Rupani cabinet. After the new Bhupendra Patel cabinet is formed in the next one hour, we will go in for comparative analysis.
Vijay Rupani was a Jain representing Rajkot in Saurashtra.
The average of ministers in the Rupani cabinet is 59 years. Vijay Rupani and deputy chief minister Nitin Patel were both 65 years. The youngest minister in the Rupani cabinet was Jayesh Vithal Radadiya, 39. He is likely to be incorporated in the Bhupendra Patel ministry. The oldest minister in the Rupani cabinet is 75-year-old Yogesh Patel from Vadodara.
Caste wise, the Vijay Rupani cabinet was led by a Jain. It had seven Patels, five Kshatriyas, 8 OBCs, one Brahmin, and two from SC/Community.
Region-wise, the representation in the Rupani cabinet was 8 from Saurashtra, seven from Central Gujarat, five from South Gujarat, two from North Gujarat, and one from Kutch.
With inputs from Saloni Bramhbhatt and Kinjal Shah
