Vijay Rupani is new Chief Minister of Gujarat, Nitin Patel Deputy CM

Gandhinagar: Gujarat BJP has today announced Vijay Rupani’s name as new Chief Minister of Gujarat, while most probable candidate for the post Nitin Patel has been made Deputy Chief Minister. This decision has been taken in consensus in a meeting of party MLAs at state party headquarters Kamalam in Gandhinagar. Party observer Nitin Gadkari announced these names. He said there’s no other name arrived for the post of Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister barring these two and therefore they are declared elected.

About Vijay Rupani:

Rajkot (West) MLA and Junior most first-time Cabinet Minister in outgoing Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s government Shri Vijaybhai Rupani is believed national party president Amit Shah’s man.  Shah is Vanik so as Vijay Rupani. Rupani became cabinet minister in November 2014 and elected as Gujarat BJP President in February this year. In a unique move, party allowed him to stay as minister and state party president both together. Generally, BJP follows rule of one person, one post at one time.

 

Born in Rangoon in Myanmar Vijaybhai Rupani was active in students wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP) when he was student. Vijaybhai was General Secretary of Dharmendrasinh College in Rajkot when Arun Jaitley, Sushil Modi and Rajat Sharma were leading their college campuses elsewhere.

Vijaybhai was jailed during emergency. He was active in BJP at the age of 24.

He became Councillor in Rajkot Municipal Corporation(RMC) in 1987 and became Standing Committee Chairman in RMC for period of 8 years.

He also became Mayor of Rajkot in 1996.

During Keshubhai Patel led BJP government in Gujarat Vijaybhai was appointed head of 20 point implementation committee.

Vijaybhai was later made General Secretary of Gujarat BJP.

In 2006 he became Chairman of Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd.

He was elected as member of Rajya Sabha for the period of 2006-2012.

He was appointed Chairman of Gujarat Municipal Finance Board in 2013.

In 2015 he contested by-election of Rajkot West assembly seat and elected as MLA in Gujarat Assembly.

He was made Cabinet Minister in Anandiben Patel led government.

Vijaybhai also runs Pujit trust through which various charity works are done.

Rupani before he became State party president was looking after organizational issues of Saurashtra BJP.

Vijaybhai is father of a son and daughter and husband of Anjali Rupani who also was active in RSS students wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP). Jain(minority) Vanik by faith.

Profile in Gujarati

Profile of Shri Vijaybhai Rupani


– DeshGujarat

DeshGujarat

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