A meeting of the newly-elected BJP MLAs in Gujarat began here on Saturday to pick the new legislature party leader, who will take over as the next chief minister of the state.
Bhupendra Patel, 60, on Friday resigned as chief minister along with his entire cabinet to pave the way for the formation of a new government after the ruling BJP won a landslide victory in the just-concluded Assembly election.
Senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, BS Yediyurappa and Arjun Munda are present for the meeting as the party's central observers.
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The meeting to pick a new leader is said to be just a formality as the party has already announced that Patel, who won a second straight term from the Ghatlodia Assembly seat in Ahmedabad district by 1.92 lakh votes, will remain the chief minister. Patel replaced Vijay Rupani as Gujarat chief minister in September last year.
The party has already announced that the swearing-in ceremony of the new government will take place on December 12, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be present along with chief ministers of BJP-ruled states.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
First Published: Dec 10, 2022 1:26 PM IST
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