Making amply clear that it is in a mood for a complete overhaul in Gujarat ahead of the 2022 state polls, the BJP on Thursday inducted 24 ministers, including 21 who have become ministers for the first time.
The swearing-in ceremony of the new Gujarat Cabinet under Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was held at the Raj Bhavan. The BJP is banking on Patel, a Patidar, for electoral victory with the state scheduled to go to the polls next year.
New Gujarat Chief Minister and first-term MLA Bhupendra Patel was sworn in on Monday, two days after Vijay Rupani’s surprise exit from the post
Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, Gujarat CM-designate Bhupendra Patel met BJP leader Nitin Patel in Ahmedabad on September 13. Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in afternoon today.
There is still suspense over whether Patel would continue to remain as the deputy CM in the next government led by Bhupendra Patel or not.
Patel arrived at the party's headquarters, Shree Kamalam in Gandhinagar for the state BJP legislative party meet which is being held to discuss the leadership issue.
Addressing an event on Friday at Gandhinagar, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel made a controversial remark claiming that laws and secularism will last only as long as Hindus are in majority in the country, and that none of the country's "courts, Lok Sabha, Constitution, secularism" will remain in case Hindus are reduced to a minority.
Nitin Patel was speaking at a event organized by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP). He stood firm on his remark, but also clarified that he was not talking about all the Muslims or Christians, as a large number of them are patriots.
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After the house proceedings of the Gujarat state assembly, Nitin Patel on Monday told reporters, "As I hear, there will be more resignations tendered from the Gujarat Congress legislators in the coming days. We are just watching the time."
Nayeem continued with his batting, scoring 19 runs off 28 deliveries before becoming Ishant Sharma's fifth victim for the day.
Presenting his seventh budget, Patel called it a "historical moment as the first time since the formation of the state, a budget size of over Rs two lakh crore is being presented in this house".
Rupani's statement comes days after the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh announced renaming of Allahabad and Faizabad as Prayagraj and Ayodhya, respectively.
Nitin Patel's clarification came after social media posts and reports claimed that he had been asked to resign as the deputy chief minister by BJP president Amit Shah.
The minister, who represents the Koli community that has a whopping 26 per cent population in the key Saurashtra region, called on Rupani and told him that it was a sentiment of his community to have a better say for him in the government.
The sulking minister, who remained absent from his office since the government took charge, came back to work earlier in the day after party president Amit Shah assured him that he will be given suitable portfolio.
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