Bhupendra Patel new Gujarat CM: A surprise pick as Vijay Rupani's successor
Published on Sept 12, 2021 07:11 pm IST
Bhupendra Patel will be the chief minister of Gujarat, the party decided on Sunday in its meeting to pick up the successor for Vijay Rupani, a day after Rupani resigned. Bhupendra Patel is an MLA from the Ghatlodiya assembly constituency in Gujarat and had won by a margin of over 1,17,000 votes against Shashikant Patel from the Congress. With a year left before the state goes to the polls, the removal of Rupani was seen as BJP's usual process of pre-poll shake-up taking feedback from the grassroots level. Bhupendra Patel is not only the first time chief minister of the state but also the first time minister. Watch this report for more.
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