Bhupendra Patel as New Gujarat Chief Minister

Bhupendra Patel is new Gujarat BJP legislature party leader and will succeed Vijay Rupani as the new chief minister of the State.

The suspense over who will succeed Vijay Rupani as Gujarat chief minister ended after a meeting of BJP legislators held in the State Capital. Central observer Narendra Singh Tomar, attended the meeting, along with state BJP chief CR 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 after Rupani quit on Saturday.