Senior BJP chief Bhupendra Patel is the brand new Gujarat Chiwf Minister (FILE)
Senior BJP chief Bhupendra Patel — recognized to be a protege of former Chief Minister Anandiben Patel — will succeed Vijay Rupani because the Chief Minister of Gujarat. Whereas he was elected the chief of the legislature get together after a gathering, it’s believed that the candidate was picked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah.
The MLA from Ghatlodia seat — held earlier by Anandiben Patel — was the a part of the Ahmedabad Municipal Company and the Ahmedabad City Growth Authority.
Vijay Rupani stepped down on Saturday — 15 months forward of the state elections — in a shock transfer amid whispers that his dealing with of the second wave of Covid and his fashion of functioning had upset the Central management.
He was the fourth Chief Minister to get replaced within the BJP dominated states to this point this yr.
Others who walked the identical path consists of BS Yediyurappa in Karnataka in July. In Uttarakhand, Tirath Singh Rawat stop barely 4 months after changing Trivendra Rawat.
In Gujarat, Mr Rupani was put in in 2016 — 16 months forward of elections — after the removing of Anandiben Patel.
