Vapi: Dakshaben Patel has become the first mayor of the newly formed Vapi Municipal Corporation. Mitesh Desai has been made the new deputy mayor, while Satish Patel has been appointed executive committee chairman. Dharmesh Patel is the new leader of the ruling party, and Sunitaben Tiwari has been made party whip (dandak).

Vapi is a newly formed Municipal Corporation. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the recently concluded Vapi Municipal Corporation election with a clear majority. After independent candidates extended support to the BJP, the party’s strength in the 52-member civic body increased to 41, while Congress has 11 seats. DeshGujarat