July 17, 2026 07:00 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
India's Rail Revolution Begins: First Hydrogen train hits the tracks | Tragedy in Bengal: Two children among three killed as train hits school van | Europe's killer heatwave claims nearly 10,000 lives, UN sounds global alarm | 'Why introduce a new language in Class 9?' Supreme Court questions Centre's policy | 'Save Sonam Wangchuk's life': Delhi High Court to Centre as hunger strike enters Day 19 | Atul Kulkarni observes one-day fast in support of Sonam Wangchuk, urges Centre to initiate dialogue | Argentina stun England with late rally to storm into FIFA World Cup 2026 final | 'He could die in two days': Delhi HC plea seeks force-feeding of Sonam Wangchuk as fast enters Day 18 | 'Tonight's defeat is hard to take': Emmanuel Macron reacts after France crash out of World Cup, congratulates Spain | Spain cruise past France to storm into FIFA World Cup 2026 final with clinical 2-0 victory

Vijay Rupani remains Gujarat Chief Minister, Nitin Patel to serve as deputy

| | Dec 22, 2017, at 10:59 pm

Gandhinagar, Dec 22 (IBNS): Vijay Rupani will once again serve as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Nitin Patel will work as the deputy Chief Minister of the state.

The announcement was made following a meeting of the BJP's newly-elected lawmakers

The central observer for the process was Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Rupani, along with deputy CM Nitin Patel and other cabinet members, tendered his resignation at the Raj Bhavan, paving the way for a new BJP government in the state.

In the recently concluded polls, BJP retained power by winning 99 seats-16 less than what it had in the last Assembly, in the 182-member House,  while the Congress claimed 77
.
Six seats went to others, including three Independents.

 

Image: Vijay Rupani Facebook page 

 

 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.