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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

BJP MLAs to meet in Gandhinagar, will pick Rupani's replacement as CM

The suspense over who will succed Vijay Rupani as Gujarat chief minister will be over after a meeting of BJP legislators here later on Sunday, party sources said. Central observer Narendra Singh Tomar, who will attend the meeting, met state BJP chief C R 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. "We have come here to hold further discussions on the issue (new chief minister). We will discuss it with state BJP leaders," Tomar said at the airport. "I will hold consultations with Gujarat leaders, then the central leadership will take a decision," said Joshi. BJP general secretary Tarun Chaag has also reached Ahmedabad. There is talk that Praful Khoda Patel, administrator of the union territories of Lakshadweep and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, is among the top contenders. Also reportedly being considered are Parshottam Rupala, the Union Minister of ...

Congress calls BJP 'Bhayankar Jhagra Party' after Rupani's resignation

Calling the BJP "Bhayankar Jhagra Party", Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said the deep-seated infighting in all BJP-ruled states shows the failure of the party's top leadership

Speculation over Patel, Mandaviya as next CM after Rupani's resignation

Rupani resigned as CM on Saturday, over a year ahead of Assembly elections in the state, without assigning any specific reason.

Vijay Rupani fourth BJP CM to be replaced in last six months

In a surprise move, Rupani on Saturday resigned as Chief Minister of Gujarat almost 15 months before state polls

Rupani's soft-spoken image may have been his undoing, say observers

Some observers point to the way Rupani handled the second wave of Covid and economic and social distress that followed it, which may have contributed to his downfall

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani resigns, says change of guard natural in BJP

Rupani says he is ready to work in any capacity that BJP deems fit for him

Gujarat job claims: It is Vijay Rupani's data vs Legislative Assembly data

Gujarat CM said the state government had provided more than 200,000 government jobs but responses given in the Legislative Assembly for the period of 2016-2020 say otherwise

Don't think Gujarat Assembly polls will be advanced: CM Vijay Rupani

Vijay Rupani on Monday ruled out the possibility of the early holding of the Assembly elections in the state, saying the ruling BJP believes in working among the people for full five years

Quality of education in Gujarat govt schools improving: CM Rupani

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday said the quality of education in government schools in the state is improving

Best of BS Opinion: The Great Gatsby Curve, panned in pandemic time & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Panned in pandemic time

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani (possibly) has been unable to communicate what the state government has been doing to counter the epidemic

States must share the blame

Many state govts were taken to the cleaners by high courts for doing next to nothing to prepare for the devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic

The much touted Gujarat model under scanner as second Covid-19 wave stings

As of mid-April, Gujarat had crossed 5,000 deaths since the pandemic first hit. The clogged health infrastructure, in terms of bed occupancies, has been alarming

60% of total Covid-19 cases in Gujarat reported from eight cities: CM

Nearly 60 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases in Gujarat were reported from eight major cities, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Tuesday

Gujarat government not in favour of another lockdown, says CM Rupani

The Gujarat government is not in favour of imposing a lockdown in the state considering its impact on the poor despite the rise in coronavirus positive cases: Rupani

Gujarat relief fund empty, yet to hear on Rs 7,000 crore flood aid plea

Gujarat has run out of funds for calamity relief, as per government sources, while the Centre is yet to decide on the Rs 7,239.47 crore it had sought for the people affected in last year's floods

PM meet: Gujarat will double vaccination to 300,000 per day, says CM

Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Wednesday assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that his state would double the number of people being vaccinated per day.

ArcelorMittal to invest over Rs 50,000 crore in Gujarat: CM Rupani

The world's leading steel and mining company ArcelorMittal will invest more than Rs 50,000 crore in Gujarat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Sunday

BJP left no stone unturned to ensure its sway over Gujarat civic bodies

Sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah had "no direct role" in the corporation polls