Vasava new Speaker of Gujarat assembly,Cabinet reshuffle expected

Gandhinagar, 7 November, 2014

Gujarat BJP today nominated southern Gujarat tribal MLA and present cabinet minister Ganpatbhai Vasava for the post of Speaker of Gujarat assembly. Vasava will be formally elected as Speaker of Gujarat assembly during a two-days assembly session scheduled to meet next week. Vasava will replace Vajubhai Vala who resigned from his post after his appointment as Governor of Karnataka recently. Deputy Speaker Mangubhai Patel is serving as Speaker at present before the election of new Speaker. Ganpatbhai Vasava has been Gujarat assembly Speaker in past too when Narendra Modi was Chief Minister. He was chosen as the first Speaker of Gujarat assembly from tribal community. Now he will become Speaker again. With this Gujarat cabinet’s reshuffling is certain. Senior BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Vijaybhai Rupani has been elected recently to the assembly from Rajkot West assembly seat. His induction to cabinet, and replacement of Ganpatbhai in cabinet will be part of cabinet expansion process in near future.

MLA from Mangrol Ganpatbhai Vasava files nomination paper for Speaker of Gujarat Vidhan Sabha

Mr. Ganpatbhai Vasava, MLA from Mangrol, today filed his nomination paper for election to the Speaker of the 13th Gujarat Vidhan Sabha in presence of the Vidhan Sabha Secretary. The Chief Minister Anandiben Patel recommended his name and the Leader of the Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela seconded it.

Those present on the occasion included Ministers, Vidhan Sabha Whip Pankaj Desai, MLAs of the ruling and opposition, BJP State President R.C. Faldu and office-bearers.