Why Vijay Rupani resigned and who will Modi-Shah pick for new Gujarat CM

Published on Sep 11, 2021 08:57 pm IST

Vijay Rupani submitted his resignation as Gujarat Chief Minister on Saturday, barely a year before the state goes to Assembly polls. Though the resignation that Rupani submitted to the governor on Saturday comes as unexpected, the change of guard in BJP-rules states ahead of elections is not new as this is the fourth resignation of a chief minister this year, following Uttarkhand's Trivendra Singh Rawat, Tirath Singh Rawat and Karnataka's BS Yediyurappa. The BJP has now started the process to find Rupani's successor in the state and there are many front-runners for the post. Watch this report to know more.

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