BJP MLA Bhupendra Patel will be the new chief minister of Gujarat. Patel (59) was unanimously elected BJP legislature party leader here on Sunday. His name was proposed by CM Vijay Rupani, whose resignation from the post on Saturday surprised many. Most of the 112 MLAs of the party in the 182-member Assembly were present at the meeting, BJP sources said. Patel won the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections from Ghatlodia constituency, defeating Congress candidate Shashikant Patel by over one lakh votes, the highest winning margin in the 2017 Gujarat polls.
Gujarat Chief Minister Rupani submitted his resignation to the Governor on Saturday. His resignation came 15 months before the election to the 182-member Assembly that is due in December 2022. Rupani (65), the fourth chief minister to demit office in BJP-ruled states during the coronavirus pandemic, was sworn in as chief minister in December 2017.
Bhupendra Patel meets Governor Acharya Devvrat at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar. Former CM Vijay Rupani and state BJP chief CR Patil also present.
We will be going to the Raj Bhavan at 6 pm. We will be meeting the governor regarding the appointment of the new Gujarat CM: Union Minister & BJP leader Bhupender Yadav
Bhupendra Patel, who has been elected as the new chief minister of Gujarat, will meet Governor Acharya Devvrat at 5:30 pm today.
Bhupendra Patel elected as the new leader of BJP Legislative Party, says Union Minister & BJP leader Narendra Singh Tomar
Vijay Rupani, who resigned as the Gujarat CM, and BJP state president C R Patil are present at the party's state legislative meeting, chaired by national observers Pralhad Patel and Narendra Singh Tomar.
“A chief minister should be someone who is popular, experienced and takes everyone together. There are rumours in the media that I will be made CM, but the fact is that BJP high command will decide who will be the chief minister,” Nitin Patel said in Ahmedabad.
BJP Gujarat Legislative party meet to be held at 3 pm. Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Pralhad Joshi & BJP General Secretary Tarun Chugh will conduct the meeting to elect our new chief minister: Yamal Vyas, Chief Spokesperson, Gujarat State BJP
This is BJP's internal matter (Gujarat CM's resignation). We will contest the election in Uttar Pradesh on 100 seats, which will take place next year. In Goa, we'll contest the elections on more than 20 seats, we may form an alliance: Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena MP
I will hold consultations with Gujarat leaders, then the central leadership will take a decision, says Union Minister & BJP's central observer for Gujarat, Pralhad Joshi.
On who will be the next chief minister, Rupani on Saturday said that the party will decide about it. He denied that he had any differences with state BJP president C R Paatil.
We have come here to hold further discussions (over the name of next chief minister of Gujarat). We will hold discussions with the State president and other leaders: Union Minister & BJP's central observer for Gujarat, Narendra Singh Tomar in Ahmedabad
Union home minister Amit Shah may join the legislature party meeting along with central observers, Gujarat BJP spokesperson Yamal Vyas said.
Union home minister Amit Shah may join the legislature party meeting along with central observers, Gujarat BJP spokesperson Yamal Vyas said.