India, Oct. 17 -- Minister Harsh Sanghavi was sworn in as the deputy chief minister of Gujarat on Friday in the Bhupendra Patel-led government, reviving the post after nearly four years.

The swearing-in took place at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, where chief minister Bhupendra Patel and 25 other ministers are to take oath before governor Acharya Devvrat.

Sanghavi, 40, represents the Majura constituency in Surat and is known within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a "politically sharp, organisationally rooted" leader. Seen as close to the party's central leadership, his rise consolidates South Gujarat's representation in the new council and reflects the BJP's intent to blend generational renewal with regional balance.

A three-time M...