Jagdish Ishwarbhai Vishwakarma (Panchal) (born 12 August 1973) is currently the Minister of state, Gujarat. In the new Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel’s cabinet, Jagdish Vishwakarma (Panchal) has been allocated various portfolios.[1] He is an MLA from Nikolconstituency in Gujarat for its 14th legislative assembly.[2] He is a state-level minister of Cottage Industries, Co-Operation, Salt Industries, Protocol (Independent Charge), Industries, Road and Building, Forest, Environment And Climate Change, Printing And Stationery (State Minister), Government of Gujarat.[3][4][5] He was BJP President of Ahmedabad city and he has served as the Convenor of Udhyog Cell Bharatiya Janata Party Gujarat.[6]
He was the Industry cell convenor in 2013, Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat and later on, he served as a President of Karnavati Bjp Ahmedabad city. He serves as minister of state, BJP Gujarat in the Ministry of MSME.[8]
Jagdish Vishwakarma has been given additional charge of Minister of State, Roads and Building by the Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendrabhai Patel on 20 August 2022.[9]
A new record was created on 27 August 2022, while celebrating the 75th anniversary of India's Independence in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, Home Minister Gujarat State Harsh Sanghavi and Jagdish Vishwakarma as 7,500 women spun `charkha' (spinning wheel) together.[10]