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Gujarat: CM Bhupendra Patel keeps Home; Kanubhai Patel new Finance Minister

Besides the Home ministry, CM Patel will hold the charge of General Administration Department, Information and Broadcast, Industries, Mines and Minerals, Capital Projects, Urban Development

Caste, region politics drive Guj BJP's bold move of fresh faces in cabinet

Led by CM Bhupendra Patel who belongs to the politically influential Patidar community, the cabinet has given maximum exposure to OBC, Patidars, tribals, brahmins, scheduled castes and Jains

Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel govt's new ministers to take oath today

New ministers of the Bhupendra Patel-led government in Gujarat will take oath on Thursday at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar amid speculation that the BJP may induct new faces into the state cabinet

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Gujarat govt extends night curfew in eight cities till September 25

The Gujarat government on Tuesday extended the night curfew, which is in place in eight cities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, till September 25.

Gujarat: Rains batter Rajkot, Jamnagar; over 7,000 shifted to safer places

Extremely heavy rains lashed Rajkot and Jamnagar in Gujarat over the last 24 hours, following which more than 200 people stranded in the flood waters were rescued

Bhupendra Patel sworn-in as 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat

Born in Ahmedabad, Patel is a first-time MLA from the Ghatlodia seat, a post previously held by Anandiben Patel

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CMs have limited value in a presidential-style govt

New Gujarat CM chairs meet on flood-like situation in Saurashtra

Heavy rains battered parts of the Saurashtra region on Monday, leading to the death of three people in Rajkot and Jamnagar as rivers overflowed and low-lying areas got flooded

First-term MLA to Gujarat CM: Meteoric rise of Bhupendra Patel

Bhupendra Patel, sworn in as the 17th chief minister of Gujarat on Monday, has had a phenomenal rise in state politics. After Vijay Rupani's sudden resignation on Saturday, the names of many Patidar community leaders were doing the rounds as his replacement but the 59-year-old first-term MLA was nowhere in the reckoning. Patel's elevation to the coveted post is being attributed to his closeness to former Gujarat chief minister and current Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel. Both have residences in the same locality in the city. Unanimously elected the state BJP legislature party leader on Sunday, Patel, whose Ghatlodia Assembly constituency is part of the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat represented by Union minister Amit Shah, is known as a soft-spoken person who made his way up in the state politics from the municipality level. Expected to lead the BJP into the 2022 Assembly polls, Patel contested his maiden Assembly election from Ghatlodia constituency in Ahmedabad in 2017 and wo

PM Modi congratulates Bhupendra Patel on taking oath as new Gujarat CM

In a tweet, PM Modi said Patel will certainly enrich Gujarat's growth trajectory.

Bhupendra Patel meets Deputy CM Nitin Patel ahead of oath-taking ceremony

Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony chief minister-designate of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel in Ahmedabad on Monday.Speaking to the media, the Deputy Chief Minister said, "Bhupendra Patel is my old family friend. I congratulated him. We will be happy to see him take oath as CM. He has also asked for my guidance whenever needed."Meanwhile, Bhupendra Patel also offered prayers at his home and met his neighbours.Speaking to ANI, one of his neighbours Jeetu Bhai Kaswala said that Patel will do good work."I have been living here for last five years, and in all these years, I have understood that he is a very humble person and always works together. I'm very happy. He will do good work and complete the development process," his neighbour said."I am also distributing sweets as he will be taking the oath the new Chief Minister of Gujarat," he added.Fondly addressed as 'Dada' by his supporters, Bhupendrabhai Rajnikanthbhai .

Congress slams BJP, says Gujarat CM replaced to 'mislead' people

Congress leader Raashid Alvi said that the move was to "mislead" the people of the state adding that the party replaces chief ministers to "transfer blame for all their crimes".

Top headlines: Tax tweaks make PSUs more attractive, Gujarat's new CM

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New CM Bhupendra Patel has a double advantage as he leads Gujarat

Bhupendra Patel, however, has a double advantage which should act as a protective cover around him

Getting poll-ready: BJP chooses to play the 'Patidar' card in Gujarat

The state's economy has been suffering blow upon blow, especially in the last one and a half years of the pandemic

Amit Shah, J P Nadda congratulate Gujarat CM-elect Bhupendra Patel

Senior BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and party president J P Nadda, on Sunday congratulated Bhupendra Patel on his election as the BJP legislative party leader in Gujarat

Gujarat CM-designate Bhupendra Patel meets Guv; stakes claim to form govt

Gujarat's chief minister-designate Bhupendra Patel met Governor Acharya Devvrat on Sunday evening and staked claim to form the next government in the state

Bhupendra Patel elected as new Chief Minister of Gujarat

Patel won the 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections from Ghatlodia constituency, defeating Congress candidate Shashikant Patel

Tomar reaches Gujarat, set to discuss probable candidates for CM's post

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday reached Ahmedabad as Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) central observer over the matter of deciding state's leadership