Vijay Rupani

BJP legislature party leader will be finalised by new MLAs: Vijay Rupani

Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, one of the two BJP observers for its Maharashtra legislature party meeting, on Tuesday said the name of the legislature party leader will be finalised after talks with the party's newly-elected MLAs. Rupani, who arrived in Mumbai late this evening for the meeting BJP's crucial legislature party to be held on Wednesday, said if there is unanimity, then only one name will be selected. The BJP has achieved remarkable success in the November 20 Maharashtra elections, securing 132 out of 288 seats, marking its best performance in the state so far. Former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is being seen as the frontrunner for the top post in the new BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP government. Speaking to reporters, Rupani said, "The government will be formed. Discussions with the elected MLAs will take place tomorrow. One name will be finalised and it will be announced later." He said the process of finalising the leader of the BJP's legislative party follows

Spa centres, hotels raided across Gujarat in crackdown on flesh trade

The Gujarat police have arrested more than 100 people after raiding 805 spas, massage parlours, and hotels as part of a state-wide drive against flesh trade, the government said in a release on Friday. The mega crackdown was carried out on Thursday, a day after Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi directed police officials to raid all premises that were suspected of running flesh trade in the guise of legal business. During his interaction with senior police officers via video conferencing, Sanghavi expressed the Gujarat government's resolve to eradicate the flesh trade being run at hotels and in the guise of spa centres, said the release. Accordingly, the police raided 851 locations across the state on Thursday and arrested 105 persons involved in illegal activities, said the release, adding 103 FIRs (first information reports) have been registered. The police have initiated a process to cancel the licences of 27 spa centres and hotels for being involved in illegal ..

'Congress is against development': Rupani on Medha Patkar joining Yatra

Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday attacked Congress over activist Medha Patkar joining its 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', saying she had opposed the Narmada dam project

Former Gujarat CM Rupani, ex-Dy CM Patel not to contest Assembly polls

Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani and ex-deputy CM Nitin Patel, both senior leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Wednesday night announced they will not fight the next month's Assembly elections. Their statements came at a time when the Central Parliament Board of the BJP has convened a meeting to finalise the names of candidates for the polls in New Delhi under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I have decided not to fight elections this time, Rupani told reporters in Rajkot without elaborating. Rupani (66), a sitting MLA, was the chief minister from August 2016 to September 2021. Former deputy CM Patel, in a hand written letter sent to Gujarat BJP president C R Paatil, said he should not be considered for ticket from Mehsana, his current Assembly seat, as he has decided not to contest the December elections. Two other BJP leaders, Bhupendrasinh Chudasama and Pradipsinh Jadeja, who were senior ministers in the Rupani cabinet, have also ...

Gujarat 2021: Vijay Rupani government exited amid Covid-19 crisis

The exit of Vijay Rupani-led govt and the BJP leadership passing on the baton to a new-look team headed by first-term MLA Bhupendra Patel dominated political developments in Gujarat during the year.

Gujarat: 24 ministers sworn in; not a single induction from Rupani cabinet

The BJP on Thursday inducted 24 ministers, including 21 who have become ministers for the first time.

Bhupendra Patel sworn-in as 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat

Born in Ahmedabad, Patel is a first-time MLA from the Ghatlodia seat, a post previously held by Anandiben Patel

New CM Bhupendra Patel has a double advantage as he leads Gujarat

Bhupendra Patel, however, has a double advantage which should act as a protective cover around him

Getting poll-ready: BJP chooses to play the 'Patidar' card in Gujarat

The state's economy has been suffering blow upon blow, especially in the last one and a half years of the pandemic

BJP MLAs to meet in Gandhinagar, will pick Rupani's replacement as CM

The suspense over who will succed Vijay Rupani as Gujarat chief minister will be over after a meeting of BJP legislators here later on Sunday, party sources said. Central observer Narendra Singh Tomar, who will attend the meeting, met state BJP chief C R Paatil on Sunday morning. BJP has appointed Union ministers Tomar and Prahlad Joshi as observers for the legislature party meeting to elect a new chief minister. "We have come here to hold further discussions on the issue (new chief minister). We will discuss it with state BJP leaders," Tomar said at the airport. "I will hold consultations with Gujarat leaders, then the central leadership will take a decision," said Joshi. BJP general secretary Tarun Chaag has also reached Ahmedabad. There is talk that Praful Khoda Patel, administrator of the union territories of Lakshadweep and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, is among the top contenders. Also reportedly being considered are Parshottam Rupala, the Union Minister of ...

Congress calls BJP 'Bhayankar Jhagra Party' after Rupani's resignation

Calling the BJP "Bhayankar Jhagra Party", Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said the deep-seated infighting in all BJP-ruled states shows the failure of the party's top leadership

Speculation over Patel, Mandaviya as next CM after Rupani's resignation

Rupani resigned as CM on Saturday, over a year ahead of Assembly elections in the state, without assigning any specific reason.

Vijay Rupani fourth BJP CM to be replaced in last six months

In a surprise move, Rupani on Saturday resigned as Chief Minister of Gujarat almost 15 months before state polls

Rupani's soft-spoken image may have been his undoing, say observers

Some observers point to the way Rupani handled the second wave of Covid and economic and social distress that followed it, which may have contributed to his downfall

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani resigns, says change of guard natural in BJP

Rupani says he is ready to work in any capacity that BJP deems fit for him

Gujarat job claims: It is Vijay Rupani's data vs Legislative Assembly data

Gujarat CM said the state government had provided more than 200,000 government jobs but responses given in the Legislative Assembly for the period of 2016-2020 say otherwise

Don't think Gujarat Assembly polls will be advanced: CM Vijay Rupani

Vijay Rupani on Monday ruled out the possibility of the early holding of the Assembly elections in the state, saying the ruling BJP believes in working among the people for full five years

Quality of education in Gujarat govt schools improving: CM Rupani

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday said the quality of education in government schools in the state is improving

Best of BS Opinion: The Great Gatsby Curve, panned in pandemic time & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Panned in pandemic time

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani (possibly) has been unable to communicate what the state government has been doing to counter the epidemic