Ahmedabad: Thaltej ward corporator Hitesh Barot has been appointed the new mayor of Ahmedabad following the local civic body elections held earlier this year. Sabarmati ward corporator Anjuben Shah has been named deputy mayor, while Khokhra ward corporator Kamlesh Patel has been appointed chairman of the standing committee.

Shahibaug ward corporator Jashubhai Thakor has been appointed leader of the ruling BJP in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), while Chandkheda ward corporator Atul Mishra has been named party whip.

Apart from announcing office-bearers for the Ahmedabad civic body, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday also announced appointments for key posts in other municipal corporations, including Navsari, Gandhidham, and Morbi, finalising selections for the posts of mayor, deputy mayor, standing committee chairman, and other leadership positions.

In the Navsari Municipal Corporation, Ward No. 2 corporator Ashok Dhorajiya has been selected as the city’s first mayor. Keyuri Desai (Ward No. 1) has been appointed deputy mayor, Mukesh Agrawal (Ward No. 5) as chairman of the standing committee, Naresh Purohit (Ward No. 8) as leader of the ruling party, and Rakesh Patel (Ward No. 7) as party whip.

Meanwhile, Divya Nathani has been appointed the new mayor of the Gandhidham Municipal Corporation. Naveen Jeru has been named deputy mayor, while Tejas Sheth has been appointed chairman of the standing committee.

In the Morbi Municipal Corporation, Ward No. 8 corporator Uttam Surani has been selected as mayor. Ward No. 6 corporator Chirag Ranpara has been appointed deputy mayor, while Ward No. 1 corporator Jayantibhai Padsumbhiya has been chosen as chairman of the standing committee.

Arpitaba Jadeja has been appointed leader of the ruling party in Morbi, while Jayeshbhai Desai has been named party whip. DeshGujarat