Patel got the command of the state after the resignation of Vijay Rupani in September last year. Meanwhile, sources said intense discussions are being held in the BJP to choose ministerial candidates. The party will have to walk the test of balancing caste and regional representation. He said that MLAs Kanu Desai, Raghavji Patel, Hrishikesh Patel, Harsh Sanghvi, Shankar Chowdhary, Purnesh Modi, Manisha Vakil and Raman Patkar are the leaders who are likely to join the cabinet.